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Lombardy Louis XVI Writing Desk, Antique Wood, Italy, c. 1800s
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
A distinctive writing desk in the Louis XVI tradition from Lombardy, Italy, crafted in the 19th
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Marquetry Desk with Ship Motif
Built-in Shelves
Located in Los Angeles, CA
", suggesting its use as an intimate writing bureau or a striking accent table.
This desk is offered in very
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19TH C Inlaid Marquetry Bronze Mounted Ladies Desk.
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
19TH C Inlaid Marquetry Bronze Mounted Ladies Desk. Fichet A Paris stamped in drawer.
This
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique mid 19th century satinwood, marquetry, and calamander writing table
Located in London, GB
An unusual fine quality mid-19th Century serpentine-shaped Writing Table, having coromandel end
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Unique Italian Duo Desk in Walnut with Marquetry
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Double desk, walnut, Italy, 1950s
This custom-made desk, designed for two people, combines
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Lancelot Desk/Dressing Table in red marquetry veneer and high gloss lacquer
By Procreo
Located in London, GB
Stunning handmade writing desk which is also often used as a dressing table, Lancelot is stylish
Category
2010s British Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Pedestal Desk/Dressing Table in red marquetry veneer and high gloss lacquer
By Procreo
Located in London, GB
drawers within the top section of the desk.
The desk features handmade marquetry patterns of various
Category
2010s British Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Desk by Maison Léger
By Maison Léger
Located in London, GB
Antique French Louis XV style ormolu mounted marquetry desk by Maison Léger
French, c. 1880
Height
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Rustic Cedar Desk With Woven Birch Bark Marquetry
Located in Northport, MI
Crafted with naturalistic charm and thoughtful functionality, this rustic lodge-style desk features
Category
Vintage 1960s American Adirondack Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Cedar
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
An 18th century
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Desk marquetry with Ormolu Bronze by F.Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent desk in marquetry and ormolu bronze bear the mark of F.Linke
transitional style XV
Category
Antique Early 1900s Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies
Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
A mid-18th century ladies
Category
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Large double-sided Renaissance-style writing desk with secrets by Leglas-Maurice
By François Leglas-Maurice
Located in Paris, FR
Large double-sided Renaissance-style writing-desk with secrets, stamped and inscribed by François
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Pearwood
Georgian Adams-Style Carlton House Marquetry Inlaid Desk by Edwards and Roberts
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This remarkable 19th century George III satinwood and marquetry "Carlton House" desk presents two
Category
Antique 19th Century English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fine Mid-19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Desk by Guillaume Lexcellent
By E. Guillaume-Edmond Lexcellent
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine Mid 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Desk By Guillaume-Edmond
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A 19th Century Lady
s Desk in Marquetry and Gilt Bronze, Louis XV Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th century lady's desk in marquetry and gilt bronze, Louis XV style.
A 19th century Napoleon
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Wooden desk with geometric marquetry and gilt brass decoration -
By Gio Ponti
Located in Madrid, España
Wooden desk with geometric marquetry and gilt brass decoration - Attributed to Gio Ponti - c. 1940
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk
By Pierre Gole
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk called “bureau Mazarin
Category
Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Pewter
Mixed Woods Marquetry Inlaid Writing Table, Northern Italian, Late 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
rosewood center or writing table with one drawer on elegant tapering legs. Beautiful marquetry and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XV Style Marquetry
Gilt Bronze-Mounted Secretary Desk with Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style tulipwood and mahogany marquetry gilt bronze
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$12,950 Sale Price
31% Off
Russian Empire Writing Table Desk After Antique Heinrich Gambs Bureau-Jardinière
By Heinrich Daniel Gambs
Located in Forney, TX
Magnificent Russian Empire style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and malachite inlaid solid and flame
Category
20th Century Russian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Malachite, Brass, Bronze
Desk in Black and white marquetry by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
brass handles.
The legs are in black polished marquetry.
It can be used as a writing desk or as a vanity
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$9,420 / item
19th Century Marquetry Writing Table in the manner of Holland
Sons
Located in London, GB
A good writing table in the Manner of Holland & Sons
Constructed in mahogany, with specimen wood
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Bombe Marquetry Writing Table with Bronze Mounts
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful marquetry writing table features a bombe shape reflecting the Louis XV style well
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Impressive Louis XV Style Bureau Plat/Writing Desk, after Riesener
J.Oeben
Located in Berlin, DE
with an embossed leather writing surface and is fitted with four short drawers on the moulded apron
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Carlton House Desk with Marquetry
Brass Accents
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Carlton House desk or writing table is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in England in
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Leather Top Desk
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Elevate your interior with this exquisite French Louis XV style bureau plat (writing desk), a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Marquetry Bronze Ormolu Mounted Center or Desk Table
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful French marquetry and bronze ormolu-mounted table that you can use like a desk, console
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$2,620 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XV Style Marquetry Lady
s Desk
Located in Tarzana, CA
A very fine and well-proportioned 19th century French lady's desk, the case veneered with marquetry
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
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
Very Fine 19th Century Marquetry Inlaid Desk or Library Centre Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th century marquetry inlaid bird’s-eye maple desk or library centre table, finely
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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
English Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Victorian gilt-bronze mounted marquetry inlaid Bureau De Dame.
This richly decorated
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Rounded Italian Executive Desk in Louis XV Style Marquetry Bronze 1950 Inlaid
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Breathtaking & impressive! This rounded Italian Louis XV style executive desk with inlaid wood
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Marquetry Bonheur du Jour 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Bonheur du Jour, or Ladies Writing Desk, for sale.
Our experts have dated it to around 1850 and have
Category
Antique 1850s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Bureau Plat Marquetry Leather Top Desk with Orig. Ormolu Mounts, C. 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
French bureau plat marquetry leather top three drawer desk with hearing bone inlays, three opposite
Category
Antique 1770s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Brass
Edwardian English Marquetry Side Table, c. 1900
Located in High Point, NC
William and Mary style burl walnut table with exquisite marquetry detailing, circa 1900. The top
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Olive, Walnut
Louis XVI-Style Brass Inlaid Writing Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an outstanding example of a late 19th century late Louis XVI-style small writing table
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat 19th Century
Located in London, GB
also see more desks, bureau and writing tables as well as our range of range of desk chairs and other
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Fine Antique French Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame Circa 1890
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine and very well made Ladies writing desk in Louis XV style. An antique bureau de dame, with
Category
20th Century European Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Desk
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's Italian desk with marquetry top.
Measurements:
Height: 30"
Width: 42"
Depth: 25.5"
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$6,800
French 19th Century Floral Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Table
Located in London, GB
A ladies writing table in the Louis XV transitional manner.
Of freestanding form, constructed in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Bureau Plat
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Forney, TX
marquetry inlaid bureau plat.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in the manner of important French master ébéniste
Category
20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Fine Louis XV Style Marquetry Bureau Plat Attributed to François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Montreal, QC
writing surface of the desk is inset with the original tooled leather top retaining a beautiful aged
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Green Satinwood Marquetry Table with Leather Top
Located in London, GB
, and well cut floral marquetry, the freestanding table rises from bronze capped cylindrical tapered
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Satinwood, Sycamore
Louis XVI Style Writing Table with Gilt Bronze Mounts, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
intended as a refined writing desk or side table.
With its harmonious proportions and decorative gilt
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Bureau Plat Louis XVI Style in Marquetry and Gilt Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
Elegant Louis XVI style Bureau Plat in mahogany and marquetry in rosewood frieze.
Beautiful
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Italian Ebonised Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Early 19th century Italian ebonized desk with exceptional marquetry work and bone inlay.
Dimensions
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bone, Wood
19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Center Table Att. Alfred Beurdeley
By Louis August Alfred Beurdeley 1
Located in New York, NY
amarante, satine, burr, stained and fruitwood marquetry on sycamore veneers with one frieze drawer. Inlaid
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Sheraton Period Partridgewood Tambour Desk
Located in Basildon, GB
Sheraton period partridigewood desk, completely enclosed by reeded tambour shutter, a short draw to
Category
Antique 19th Century British Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,928 Sale Price
72% Off
Antique French Marquetry, Ormolu and Jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley
Located in London, GB
architecture.
The bombé sides of the desk are richly decorated with marquetry panels depicting symbols of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Emilio Desk/Dressing Table
By Procreo
Located in London, GB
Emilio is a versatile piece of furniture made from a luxurious blend of marquetry wood veneers
Category
2010s British Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$33,060
Antique French Marquetry Ormolu Side Table 3 Drawer Cabinet Commode Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Portland, OR
marquetry table à écrire, by Paul Sormani, Paris, circa 1870.
A beautiful bombe shaped three drawer table
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Fine French Marquetry bureau, circa 1880.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite 19th-century French marquetry bureau showcases exceptional craftsmanship and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Sheraton Revival marquetry inlaid cylinder bureau
Located in Cheshire, GB
, with slide-out inset green leather writing surface. Over a central large drawer flanked by short
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
19th Century Walnut Davenport or Ship Captain
s Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A walnut davenport or ship captain's desk with marquetry inlay; lift-up compartment with fitted
Category
Antique 19th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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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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