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19th Century English Victorian Burr Walnut Marquetry Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality mid Victorian Louis XV style burr walnut writing table, having a shaped
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Louis Philippe Bureau Plat, or Writing Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Louis Philippe style bureau plat, or desk made of solid and veneer of mahogany. Double
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Louis XVI Style Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely mahogany and marquetry inlaid writing desk having brown tooled leather top, brass mounts
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Early 20th Century Louis Revival Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat
Located in London, GB
French Louis Revival style and dates from the early 20th Century around 1920.
The writing surface is
Category
Vintage 1920s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plat, or Writing Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Louis XVI style mahogany bureau plat, or writing desk with marquetry of mahogany and
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Small Lovely French Antique Marquetry Cylinder Bureau Desk
Located in Houston, TX
pull-out writing desk and the quarter-cylinder-shaped roll-up flap. Large Marquetry work on the front
Category
Early 20th Century European Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Regence Louis XV Gilt Bronze Marquetry Bureau Plat or Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
A 19th century Régence-/Louis XV-style gilt-bronze mounted and marquetry desk of freestanding form
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Feminine French Louis XV Style Petit Writing Table Side Table or Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An elegant French Louis XV style petit writing desk having gilt bronze escutcheon, one central
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood and Bronze Doré Lady
s Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
writing table stands on cabriole legs decorated by large bronze dore acanthus leaves mounts at the
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Napoleon III Period Marquetry Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
This stunning French Napoleon III period marquetry bureau plat desk was crafted from the finest
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Writing Desk /Bureauplatt, Bronze Gilt Mounts Leather Top
Located in Houston, TX
Large leather top French style desk in the Louis XVI style with bronze dore mounts.
The legs are
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
French Desk Bureau Plat in the Louis XV Style with Marquetry of Fruitwood
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Very nice desk in Louis XV style with great marquetry. The French Bureau can be centered. The desk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Maple, Jacaranda, Rosewood
Antique Victorian Mahogany Marquetry Kidney Shaped Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
.
The desk is free standing and made from mahogany. It features gorgeous floral marquetry decoration
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XV Marquetry and Bronze Doré Ladies Desk with Leather
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique table was crafted in France, circa 1870. Bombe in shape, the writing table
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Vanity/Desk ~ SALE ~
Located in Dallas, TX
Perfectly suitable as a small desk, this 19th century French vanity exudes elegance with its
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Late 18th Century French Marquetry Desk, in the manner of J.Birckle 1734-1803
Located in Berlin, DE
A late 18th century Lady's desk of elegant small proportion. The rectangular top inlaid with
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 20th C French Louis XV Carved Marquetry Walnut and Marble Lady Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or boudoir with this elegant antique lady’s desk. Crafted in France, circa 1900
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
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
Streamline Moderne, Hand Decorated Marquetry Executive Desk, Art Deco Period
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Wooden Desk
Two sets of minimalistic and cleanly designed drawers accompany the checkered
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Inlay Desk in the style of Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in Dallas, TX
Ormolu-mounted marquetry inlay desk in the style of Francois Linke. The marquetry is small pieces
Category
20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XVI-Style Marquetry Desk / Bureauplatt, with Bronze Dore Mounts
Located in Houston, TX
The exquisite shape of this desk makes it especially desirable. The
Marquetry inlay in a floral
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Fine Quality Coromandel and Marquetry Inlaid Victorian Period Kidney Lady Desk
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality Coromandel Victorian style kidney shaped writing table. The kidney shaped top having
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Charles X Style Marquetry Desk with Sliding Surfaces in Both Side
Located in Miami, FL
marquetry. The belt, decorated with thin stylized ornaments and three drawers, unveils a sliding writing
Category
Early 20th Century French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Carl Malmsten Desk Bright Mahogany Wood with Marquetry from the 1930s
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Salzburg, AT
Rare Carl Malmsten desk in superb quality, choice of materials and very
likely a special
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Mahogany, Satinwood
French 19th Century Gothic Style Writing Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 19th century Gothic style writing table.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Gothic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Oak
Antique French Kingwood Marquetry Bureau de Dame, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
, it features profuse marquetry decoration and stunning ormolu mounts.
The fall front opens to
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Revival Marquetry Bureau, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique French kingwood and walnut marquetry Louis Revival secretaire a
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Marquetry
Ormolu Bonheur Du Jour
Located in London, GB
French, Bonheur-du-jour, meaning "daytime delight") is a type of lady's writing desk. It was introduced
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Bronze-Mounted and Marquetry Bureau Plat
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
French bureau plat with marquetry design and bronze mounts. One-drawer.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut and Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous Victorian burr walnut and marquetry Bonheur Du Jour, or Ladies writing desk
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Lady
s Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Bureau
Located in Cheshire, GB
Lady’s inlaid bombe bureau, the hinged fall with armorial marquetry decoration, opening to reveal
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Empire Style Desk
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful late 19th century aesthetic Empire style desk. This wonderful desk features fabulously
Category
Antique 19th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Oval Walnut Marquetry and Bronze Center Table
By François Linke
Located in Dallas, TX
handles over a scalloped apron decorated with floral marquetry motifs. The top with serpentine shape
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Italian Patch Burl Style Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-made Italian bombe (bombay) burl bureau plat (writing desk) in the style of Louis XV. Patch
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Olive, Walnut, Burl
Antique French Louis XVI Style Kidney Trestle Gilt Brass Gallery Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
marquetry table a ecrire (writing table).
Dating to the late 19th / early 20th century, exceptionally
Category
Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu, Bronze
Desk LOUIS XVI Style, 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming little Louis XVI style desk.
Leather upper with gold floral interlacing. Composed of
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Edwardian Sheraton Revival Inlaid Desk
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique Edwardian pedestal desk, circa 1890 in date.
It has a tan leather
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany
Antique Victorian Edwards
Roberts Inlaid Kidney Desk 19th Century
By Edwards
Roberts
Located in London, GB
This is a delightful antique late Victorian mahogany kidney shaped kneehole desk by the renowned
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Louis Philippe Mahogany Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis Philippe style bureau plat, or desk, made of solid and veneer of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Table or Desk, Louis XIII Style, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Table or desk, Louis XIII style, 19th century. Two-drawers.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Dutch Marquetry Walnut Bombe
Bureau, circa 1780
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning, antique Dutch walnut and marquetry bombe' shaped bureau, circa 1780 in date
Category
Antique 1780s Dutch Desks and Writing Tables
Bodil Kjaer, a Very Rare Executive Desk, circa 1960
By E. Pedersen
Søn, Bodil Kjaer
Located in Paris, FR
Boston and there she made the first sketches for the writing desk and additive units.
Conceived as a
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique Flame Mahogany and Inlaid Cylinder Bureau Desk Shoolbred 19th Century
By Jas Shoolbred
Co.
Located in London, GB
inset gold tooled burgundy leather writing surface, over a further pair of floral marquetry inlaid
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Pedestal Partners Desk Swedish Antique Ormolu Posts Mahogany Veneer
By Continental Art Deco
Located in Lewes, England
Rare antique Swedish Biedermeier style pedestal partners desk with the finest grade of quilted
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
19th Century Louis Philippe Ebonised Marquetry Inlaid Bronze Extending Table
By Louis Philippe
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
& Marquetry inlaid writing table with extending side leaves and gilt bronze fixtures and fittings
A very
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
18th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
Height to top of writing surface: 30.5"
Total depth when desktop is extended: 36.5"
Desk can be
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 18th century Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid walnut with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Oval Desk Consolle Table in the style of Giotto Stoppino, Tubular Steel
Wood
By Bernini, Giotto Stoppino
Located in Roma, IT
top of this Mid-20th century Writing Desk is of high quality, 6cm thick and decorated with a modernist
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gentleman
s Bureau Dressing Table Vanity Desk
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Forney, TX
mirrored gentleman's bureau dressing table / writing desk (poudreuse coiffeuse de toilette d’homme) in the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Empire Walnut Table
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire side table, sofa table, desk table in walnut with marquetry decoration, the lid is also wood
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Italian Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat in the Manner of G. Maggiolini
By Giuseppe Maggiolini
Located in Berlin, DE
A freestanding writing table or bureau plat veneered in marquetry of fruitwood, walnut and other
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Tulipwood, Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Revival Cylinder Bureau Howard
Sons, 19th Century
By Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in London, GB
tooled inset leather writing surface.
The frieze with a useful drawer and decorated with inlaid swags
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Fine Louis XV Style Bureau Plat by Zweiner
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, Sussex
'
Having an inset leather top, three frieze drawers with dummy drawers to the reverse side. Marquetry
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Exceptional Quality Holland and Sons Centre Library Table
By Holland
Sons
Located in Benington, Herts
An exceptional quality burr walnut Victorian ormolu-mounted centre / writing / library table in the
Category
Antique 1870s English Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Satinwood Library Table
Located in Petaluma, CA
. There is wonderful marquetry of designs that enhance the beauty of this library table. Excellently
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$4,500
19th Century Louis XVI Style Writing Desk with Marquetry in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Louis XVI style kidney shaped writing desk in walnut with marquetry inlay
having a bronze gallery
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Wood
18th Century Louis XVI Trompe l
Oeil Marquetry Desk or Secrétaire Chiffonière
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century Louis XVI trompe l'Oeil marquetry writing desk or secrétaire chiffonière
An
Category
Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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Marquetry Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the marquetry writing desk you’re looking for. A marquetry writing desk — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a marquetry writing desk, we have 310 options in-stock, while there are 4 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect marquetry writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each marquetry writing desk bearing Louis XV, Louis XVI or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one marquetry writing desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but François Linke, Aymeric Lefort and André-Charles Boulle produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Marquetry Writing Desk?
Prices for a marquetry writing desk start at $495 and top out at $1,844,713 with the average selling for $5,995.
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 Marquetry 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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