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Napoleon III Louis XV Style Marquetry Desk Bureau Plat
Located in London, by appointment only
An elegant 19th century marquetry and ormolu bureau plat desk, the shaped top with central
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Marquetry Centre Writing Table, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French ormolu mounted marquetry rosewood and burr walnut bureau plat or
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Exceptional 19th Century Marquetry Center Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful Marquetry center desk.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
French Ebony Boulle Marquetry Desk in Louis XIV Style
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
French ebony desk in the Louis XIV style, featuring brass and tortoiseshell marquetry in the style
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Italian Ebony and Bone Inlay Marquetry Secretaire Desk with Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Italian ebony and bone inlay marquetry secretaire desk with a matching chair.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Bone
Antique Louis XV-Style Inlaid Ladies Writing Desk / Secretaire, 19th Century
Located in BERKEL EN RODENRIJS, NL
Exquisite antique Louis XV-style writing desk, crafted in rosewood veneer with marquetry inlays and
Category
Antique 19th Century Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Feminine French Louis XV Petite Marquetry Desk with Bronze Detail
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French Louis XV style mahogany and fruitwood marquetry desk for an aristrocratic lady having heavy
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany
Antique George III Marquetry Inlaid Partners Pedestal Desk 18th C
Located in London, GB
prestige of a pedestal desk.
Marquetry
is decorative artistry where pieces of material of different
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French Ormolu-Mounted and Marquetry Inlaid Desk, Mid-20th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
French mid-20th century ormolu-mounted marquetry inlaid five-drawer desk, the top, front and back
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Writing Table or Desk in Teak Veneer Wood, Italy
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Vienna, AT
Writing desk, teak and veneer with many drawers, Italy, circa 1970
Dimensions are: 41.3" x 23.62 x
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
English Writing Table with Floral Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Mounts by Gillow
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in London, GB
A Fine Marquetry Bureau Plat By Gillow
Designed in the Louis XV manner, of arc-en-arbalette form
Category
Antique 19th Century English Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III 19th Century French Desk Secretary Boule Marquetry, France
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning 19th century boule marquetry a la Reine secretary desk, France, circa 1870.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Impressive Big Napoleon 3 Desk Writing Table, France
Located in Paris, FR
Impressive French big size 3 decorated facades table desk Napoleon III style with a rich
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Gilt-Bronze Writing Table or Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
Large 19th Century French Louis XV Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Writing Table or Bureau Plat
A
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Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Dutch Neo Classic Marquetry Roll Top Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine Dutch Neo Classic marquetry inlaid roll top desk with leather top sliding writing surface
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut
Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Desk 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a elegant Victorian burr walnut and marquetry Bonheur Du Jour, or Ladies writing desk
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Escritoire Desk Empire Antique Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
French furniture
Desk writing surface opens out to reveal leather topped writig surface and various cubby
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Antique Early 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
A 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat or Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
A 19th century gilt-bronze mounted and marquetry desk of freestanding form. With a brass banded
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk Druce
Co 19th C
By Druce
Co.
Located in London, GB
desk is sometimes also known as a Carlton House writing table.
The desk is like a normal writing
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
1910 French Gilt Desk with Marquetry Top
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Stunning French desk with beautiful inlaid marquetry top.
Category
Vintage 1910s Desks and Writing Tables
Stunning Minister Desk Writing Table in Louis XV Style, France
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning French big size minister desk writing table in Louis XV style. Two drawers.
Richly
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XIV Marquetry Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XIV marquetry desk features exotic wood veneering all around accented by
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
20th Century English Edwardian Rosewood and Marquetry Telescopic Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality rosewood and marquetry "Eclipse" Writing Table of square form. With a
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Antique George III Walnut Library Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique George III walnut and marquetry library table, circa 1780 in date.
The
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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
1960s French Unique Marquetry Wood Inlaid Desk/Vanity in Geometric Brown
White
Located in Aspen, CO
1960s French unique marquetry wood inlaid desk/vanity with a geometric black, brown, and white
Category
Vintage 1960s European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French Inlaid Marquetry Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French Louis XV style bureau plat desk, which I would date from around the 1930
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Inlaid Writing Table Desk with Brass Book Troughs 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique writing desk which is crafted from the most beautiful mahogany with
Category
Antique 1880s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Louis XVI Kidney Shaped Marquetry Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
aplomb. Diamond marquetry and inlay patterns are punctuated by cast bronze mounts for the keyguards
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Boulle Bureau Plat Desk French Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
tort, even on the top of the desk
Good size writing surface with pink tooled leather
Bought from a
Category
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique George III Mahogany Library Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique George III mahogany and marquetry library table, circa 1780 in date.
The
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Inlaid Satinwood Writing Table Desk by Edwards
Roberts, 19th Century
By Edwards
Roberts
Located in London, GB
This is a sublime satinwood and marquetry desk by Edwards & Roberts, Circa 1880 in date.
This
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Antique 1880s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Maple
Co Mahogany, Satinwood and Marquetry Inlaid Victorian Carlton House Desk
By Maple
Co.
Located in Benington, Herts
An Exhibition quality mahogany, satinwood and marquetry inlaid 19th century Carlton House Desk made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
Maple
Co. Mahogany Satinwood and Marquetry Inlaid Victorian Carlton House Desk
By Maple
Co.
Located in Benington, Herts
An exhibition quality mahogany, satinwood and marquetry inlaid 19th century Carlton house desk made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Ebony, Satinwood, Mahogany
Vintage Floral Marquetry Walnut Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
This is a very impressive Louis XV Revival walnut and floral marquetry bureau plat, dating from the
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desks and Writing Tables
Superior 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Parquetry/Marquetry Cylinder Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This fine cylinder desk in the style of Louis XVI features a three-quarter pierced brass gallery
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Pedestal Partners Desk Swedish Marquetry Inlaid Flame Golden Birch
By Continental Art Deco
Located in Lewes, England
marquetry inlaid 'intarsia' style Greco roman motifs - one on each door and unusually the desk unusually has
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Art Deco Pedestal Partners Desk Swedish Marquetry Inlaid Flame Golden Birch
By Continental Art Deco
Located in Lewes, England
marquetry inlaid 'intarsia' style Greco roman motifs - one on each door and unusually the desk unusually has
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Antique Pair Burr Walnut
Marquetry Bonheur Du Jours Consoles Desks 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant pair of Victorian burr walnut and marquetry Bonheur Du Jour's, or Ladies writing
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Grand French Louis XV Style Walnut Partner
s Desk with Marquetry Inlay
Located in Birmingham, AL
A grand French Louis XV style partner's desk handcrafted of solid walnut with a bevelled edge
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Antique French Marquetry Desk by Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in Tarzana, CA
French Louis XV Style gilt-bronze Mounted Writing Table.
The shaped top with molded ormolu
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Rosewood Marquetry
Gilded Bronze Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Louis XV style rosewood desk with rich decor of gilded bronzes. Original tan leather
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century English Victorian Mahogany and Marquetry Desk by Edwards
Roberts
By Edwards
Roberts
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality 19th century mahogany and satinwood Marquetry inlaid writing table by
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Unique, Rare French Desk Napoleon III, Boule Style Marquetry
Located in Paris, FR
Unique, rare French bureau à gradins desk, Boulle style marquetry with brass on the drawers.
Many
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Magnificent Japanese Marquetry and Parquetry Cylinder Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
section with the roll top opening to reveal a pull out writing slide, pigeon holes, small shelves and
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Spanish Renaissance Carved Marquetry Walnut and Iron Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
decorative forged and twisted iron elements and a bottom stretcher. The desk features marquetry inlaid motifs
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Burr Walnut and Marquetry Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century burr walnut and Marquetry kidney-shaped table the raised three quarter brass gallery
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Satinwood Library Writing Table Desk Gillows Manner Early 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique early Victorian satinwood Marquetry writing table in the manner of Gillows
Category
Antique 1840s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
French Marquetry Inlaid Writing Table, 19th Century with Bronze Mounts
Located in Houston, TX
cast knees and feet, circa 1890.
Exquisite marquetry work with florals and foliate design in the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
An Elegant English Edwardian Marquetry Inlaid Rosewood Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant English Edwardian marquetry inlaid rosewood 3-drawer writing desk with leather top; the
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Early 20th Century Rosewood and Marquetry Inlaid Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 20th century rosewood and marquetry inlaid desk, the gallery superstructure with two flanking
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Writing Table Signed P Sormani
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XV Kingwood Marquetry writing table with two pull outs for additional
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Lady
s Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or office with this elegant, Baroque antique desk. Crafted in France, circa 1820
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Ormolu Marquetry Platt Desk
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Marquetry Platt Desk French
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Marquetry Desk with Leather Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late 18th century French Louis XVI period writing table or desk features a gold tooled green
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Desk with Exquisite Marquetry
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XV style desk with very intricate marquetry featuring scenes from the plays "Le Cid
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Palisander, Oak
Late 19th Century French Inlaid Louis XV Style Writing Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
marquetry work to the seven-drawer fronts. The desk is further embellished with finely-cast and finished
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
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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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