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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
Italian Inlaid Marquetry Writing Desk, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian inlaid marquetry leather top six-drawer writing desk with original ormolu brasses
Category
Antique 1820s Italian Hepplewhite Desks
Late 20th Century Vintage Regency John Richards Marquetry Writing Desk
By John Richard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Regency writing desk. Made by the iconic John Richards and tagged inside the
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Desks
Materials
Metal
Vintage Edwardian Style Carlton House Desk
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
A beautiful satinwood and marquetry writing desk. We love this piece. It is a great size for any
Category
20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
French Marquetry Ladies Writing Desk Vanity With Stool
Located in West Hartford, CT
Gorgeous French writing desk in kingwood with intricate marquetry inlay work on all sides, amazing
Category
Mid-20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Marquetry Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
, boxwood etc marquetry.
The serpentine profile edge is accented with a detailed brass border, and the
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Antique Edwardian Marquetry Inlaid Desk Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique Edwardian writing desk, circa 1890 in date and in the manner of the
Category
Antique 1890s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Edwardian Marquetry Inlaid Desk Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique Edwardian writing desk, circa 1890 in date and in the manner of the
Category
Antique 1890s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique French Inlaid Marquetry Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very elegant antique French writing table-desk made from various woods. This was
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Rosewood Marquetry Lady
s Writing Desk, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV style lady's writing desk in rosewood marquetry in amaranth frames. It rests on four
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Edwards
Roberts Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Ladies Writing Desk
By Edwards
Roberts
Located in London, GB
ladies writing desk, circa 1870 in date and bearing the maker stamp of the renowned London cabinet maker
Category
Antique 1870s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XVI Style Desk Writing Table Marquetry
Located in Madrid, ES
An elegant writing table, made in Sweden in the Louis XVI style, decorated with marquetry in a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry Brass Tortoiseshell Travel Writing Desk, France
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Extremely elegant big size elegant travel writing desk in Boulle style decorated with brass and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Marquetry Inlaid Desk Writing Table by Edwards
Roberts, 19th Century
By Edwards
Roberts
Located in London, GB
This is a sublime mahogany & marquetry inlaid writing desk by the renowned Victorian cabinet maker
Category
Antique 1880s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Edwardian Marquetry Inlaid Satinwood Writing Table Desk Early 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is a elegant antique Edwardian satinwood and marquetry- crossbanded lady's writing desk
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Satinwood
French Marquetry Inlay Walnut Burl Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant French desk, writing table with the beautiful inlay decors in classic figures all
Category
Mid-20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Edwardian Mahogany and Marquetry Writing Table Desk, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Edwardian mahogany and Marquetry writing table, circa 1900 in date.
The
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Marquetry Carlton House Desk Writing Table Druce
Co., 19th Century
By Druce
Co.
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique, mahogany, satinwood and marquetry Carlton House writing table by the
Category
Antique 1880s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut and Marquetry Writing Table Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stupendous antique Victorian marquetry writing table, circa 1870 in date.
The desk is
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut
Floral Marquetry Writing Table Desk 19th C
Located in London, GB
A stupendous antique Victorian burr walnut, floral marquetry and ormolu mounted writing table
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Napoleon III Desk Writing Table in Queen
s Boulle Marquetry, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Napoleon III beautiful desk writing table in boulle marquetry in Queen style.
Desk writing table
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Louis XV Fiddle Desk Writing Table in Boulle Marquetry, 1870, France
By Maison Diehl
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous Louis XV style, fiddle desk writing dining table, France, circa 1870
In the period of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Louis XVI-Style Writing Desk with Marquetry and Bronze Dore Mounts
Located in Houston, TX
The marquetry inlay and the fine bronze dore mounts make
This piece especially great. It has the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Edwardian Walnut and Marquetry Writing Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Edwardian Walnut and Marquetry Writing Table, early 20th century, the rectangular inset leather top
Category
Early 20th Century Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Style Tulip
Rosewood Marquetry Roll-Top Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Style Tulip & Rosewood Marquetry Roll-Top Secretary Writing Desk
This
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French 19th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Ormolu Writing Desk Table Linke
By François Linke
Located in Portland, OR
Superb antique French cross-banded walnut & fruitwood writing table with marquetry inlay and ormolu
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Swedish Inlaid Marquetry Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French Style writing bureau, with a cylinder top & beautifully inlaid with
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Napoleon III Writing Desk Dining Table in Boulle Marquetry, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning Napoleon III Violin table can be used as a writing desk or a dining table, made in Boulle
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Boulle Marquetry Desk
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in New Orleans, LA
practical as it is beautiful, the desk also features a red, leather-lined writing surface and a hidden
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$48,500
Antique Italian Neoclassical Walnut Marquetry Figural Writing Desk Library Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Italian marquetry writing or library desk, Made from walnut with carved inlays of oak and
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood, Oak, Walnut
Antique Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Secretary Writing Desk Made in England
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An antique marquetry writing secretary desk with inlaid patterns. Brass plaque on lever and etched
Category
20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Style Rosewood Marquetry Writing Table or Desk
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-nineteenth century French Louis XVI style writing table or desk features a gold tooled red
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Christian VIII Scandinavian Writing Desk in Mahogany with Marquetry
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
This exceptional writing table with three drawers is from the reign of Christian VIII of Denmark
Category
Antique 1830s Danish Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Dutch Marquetry Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
RECTANGULAR RED INSET LEATHER TOP OVER A FRIEZE CONTAINING A SINGLE DRAWER WITH OVERALL FINE INLAYS ,CABRIOLE LEGS.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Large French Art Deco Marquetry Inlaid Writing Desk, Circa 1900
Located in Van Nuys, CA
An exceptional French parquetry inlaid writing table with art deco designs, inlay with satinwood
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English Georgian Marquetry Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
An English Georgian marquetry writing table with inset leather top and contrasting inlay. The
Category
Antique 1820s English Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Ladies Writing Table Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Marquetry inlay with brass mounts and decoration.
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Marquetry Bureau Plat Writing Table, French
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French ormolu mounted marquetry burr walnut, bureau plat or centre table
Category
Antique 1850s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Victorian Burr Walnut
Marquetry Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Elegant Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Writing Table
Item Code: S27-1077
A beautifully proportioned walnut
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Tulipwood and Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Marquetry showing two fruit bowls, Ormolu mountings, single drawer, leather top, tapered square
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Marquetry Center Table or Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century Louis XV style Parisian bronze-mounted marquetry center table. Finished on
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Rosewood
Ornate 19th Century Inlaid Writing Desk
Located in Danville, CA
Extraordinarily detailed 19th century handcrafted writer's desk with exceptional floral marquetry
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Antique Burr Walnut Marquetry Bureau Plat Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
gilt tooled black leather writing surface, the ornate foliate and floral marquetry is high-lighted by
Category
Antique 1860s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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
French Antique Bonheur Du Jour Marquetry Desk Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
FRENCH ANTIQUE BONHEUR DU JOUR MARQUETRY DESK TABLE
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau Abattant Secretaire Desk
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
19th century Dutch Marquetry bureau abattant secretaire desk.
This is a rare breathtaking
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Neoclassical French Marquetry Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Featuring an ebonized walnut backdrop providing a canvas for the intricate marquetry detail, this
Category
Antique 1880s French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
Writing Table, 19th Century with Marquetry and Ormolu on All Sides
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Writing table, 19th century, marquetry and ormolu all sides, 1 drawer belt.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Walnut and Marquetry Desk
Located in London, GB
A FINE VICTORIAN WALNUT AND MARQUETRY PEDESTAL DESK, CIRCA 1860.
Inlaid throughout with scrolling
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Vintage French Louis Revival Marquetry Kidney Writing Side Table 20th C
Located in London, GB
If you are looking for an attractive period style desk but have limited space then this could be
Category
Vintage 1980s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Burl Marquetry Walnut Desk, Circa 1930
Located in Dallas, TX
The exotic lines of this stunning Mid-Century burl walnut desk caught our eye from across the room
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Satinwood
Marquetry Desk Stamped by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A fine quality mid 19th Century well-figured satinwood and marquetry pedestal desk. Marquetry
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XVI marquetry writing table was fashioned in a kidney shape, and features
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Lady
s Marquetry Inlaid Cylinder Bureau Desk, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
A superb late Victorian rosewood and marquetry cylinder front desk, circa 1880.
The retractable
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Neoclassic Walnut Marquetry Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Some restoration work has been done including drawer lining replacement. Please call for details.
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
George III Marquetry Ladies Writing or Work Table
By Mayhew
Ince
Located in Westwood, NJ
A George III (Hepplewhite) mahogany and satinwood foliate marquetry ladies serpentine cheval
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Edwardian Maple
Co Rosewood Ladies Writing Table Desk
By Maple
Co.
Located in Norwich, GB
A excellent quality Edwardian rosewood and marquetry inlaid ladies desk, with leather and tooled
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Boxwood, Rosewood
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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 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 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 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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