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19th Century French Louis XV Marquetry and Bronze Bureau Plat with Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1890, and built of walnut with marquetry motifs, the large antique desk
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful 19th Century Empire Style Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Beautiful 19th century French Empire style desk with two extensions on each side.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Italian Modernist Desk with a Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
Italian modernist desk with a glass top. Marquetry veneer , fruitwood inlay and ebonized legs.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Inlaid Kidney Shaped Desk C.1910
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French inlaid kidney shaped desk with book-matched veneered panels and crossbanding. Finished on
Category
Vintage 1910s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bureau Plat Desk Napoleon III, France, circa 1870
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
shaped French writing table impresses with its amazingly done marquetry work in fine palisander and
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Spruce, Palisander, Rosewood
Antique Victorian Mahogany Cylinder Bureau Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
marquetry decoration of urns acanthus scrolls and harebells with satinwood crossbanding.
The cylinder opens
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Dutch Marquetry Mahogany Bombe
Bureau c.1780
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning, antique Dutch mahogany and marquetry bureau, circa 1780.
It has been
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Desks and Writing Tables
Marquetry Bureau Plat Attributed to Robert Blake
Sons
By Edward Holmes Baldock, Robert Blake
Located in London, GB
An exceptional early Victorian ormolu-mounted marquetry bureau plat attributed to Robert Blake
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Napoleon III Period Marquetry Secretary Vitrine Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Fayetteville, AR
, rosewood, and lemonwood. Finished precisely with bronze mounts and banding, this piece is a writing desk
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Ormolu-Mounted Parquetry Desk by Donald Ross
By Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
On tapered legs with ormolu mounts, the rectangular mahogany desk decorated extensively with
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Small Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk Or Side Table
Located in BARSAC, FR
Small Louis XVI style desk or side table in mahogany and brass fillet marquetry, opening a large
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bodil Kjaer, a Beautiful Executive Desk, circa 1960
By E. Pedersen
Søn
Located in Paris, FR
A freestanding rosewood rectangular desk with chromium-plated steel frame, top with four integrated
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Kingwood and Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 20th Century Kingwood and marquetry bonheur du jour of exceptional quality, the desk inlaid
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Antique Early 1900s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Antique Lady
s Rosewood and Marquetry Cylinder Bureau, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
A superb late Victorian rosewood and marquetry cylinder front desk, circa 1880.
The retractable
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Antique 1880s British Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Louis XV Revival Marquetry Bureau, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French kingwood and marquetry Louis XV Revival secretaire a cylindre
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk Hopilliart Paris 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine and rare antique ormolu mounted French wood and marquetry bureau plat, Circa 1790 in
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Antique 1790s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Biedermeier Art Deco Style Partners Desk Curved Johan Vilhelm Karlsson 1947
By Continental Art Deco
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Art Deco style pedestal partners desk with the finest grade Mahogany veneers on
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Antique French Louis XV Revival Marquetry Bureau, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French kingwood and rosewood marquetry Louis XV Revival secretaire a
Category
Antique 1870s French Desks and Writing Tables
George III Mahogany and Marquetry Side Table, circa 1780
Located in London, GB
a fine George III mahogany and marquetry serpentine side table, circa 1780.
With crossbanded
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George III Desks and Writing Ta...
Materials
Mahogany
Flat desk of style Louis XV, stamped Maurice Rinck
Located in Paris, FR
Important Louis XV style desk stamped Maurice RINCK, veneered with wood, richly decorated and
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rare Wedgwood Porcelain Napoleon III Desk Secretary Cabinet Belle de Jour
By André-Charles Boulle, Enoch Wedgwood
Located in Paris, FR
Rare "Bonheur du Jour" desk writing table in boule marquetry in brass with geometric ornamentations
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Vintage Louis XVI Style Desk with Drawers Signed Claud Dalle Paris
By Claude Dalle
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Vintage Louis XVI style desk with drawers decorated with marble marquetry. This beautiful desk was
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Stunning and Rare Napoleon III Desk Secretary, France circa 1866
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning and rare Napoleon III Bureau Desk, writing table Secretary in Boulle Marquetry.
In ebony
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Oak Wood, Iron and Leather Desk, Scotland, Early 20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Oak wood, iron and leather desk. Scotland, early 20th century.
With wood marquetry.
Arts & Crafts
Category
Early 20th Century Scottish Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Small Louis XV Trelliswork Ladies
Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
charming table or writing desk of small size, beautiful proportions and expressive marquetry which adds
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk by Edwards
Roberts 19th C
By Edwards
Roberts
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Victorian Flame mahogany marquetry inlaid and satinwood crossbanded
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood
Large Louis XVI style black lacquered desk in mahogany, XXth century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XVI style salon table / flat desk in mahogany decorated with geometric marquetry in mahogany
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20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Small Antique Ladies Desk, Secretaire, So Called Bonheur Du Jour, circa 1870
Located in Greven, DE
Small ladies desk, so called Bonheur Du Jour
France
various precious woods
Louis XVI style
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Country French Louis XV Style Ladies Roll Top Desk or Bureau à Cylindre
Located in Birmingham, AL
shelves and storage room, the writing surface is marquetry. Below are two drawers above a carved, shaped
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Ornate French Louis XV Style Two Sided Walnut and Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
having herringbone marquetry, rectangular desktop inset with a gilt tooled black leather writing panel
Category
Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Fancy Antique Italian Marquetry Bureau Plat w/Ormolu Trim as-is
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
A spectacular antique Italian marquetry Louis XV style bureau plat with gilt bronze mounts and
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Napoleon III Large Desk Table in Boulle Louis XV Style, France, 1865
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant large Louis XV style, Napoleon III period desk with curved legs, blackened wood veneer with
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI roll top desk by Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI mahogany and gilt bronze mounted roll top desk by
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rare 18th Century Italian Walnut Marquetry Money Changer
s Table, Sliding Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This 18th century walnut and lemon wood marquetry table from Italy was originally used by a money
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Antique Louis XV Style Marquetry and Cross-Banded Petite Table Ambulante
Located in Montreal, QC
woods. The single frieze drawer has a marquetry panel and the cabriole legs are applied with chutes and
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
A Louis XV Ormolu Kingwood
Fruitwood Marquetry Table a Ecrire by Chevallier
By Jean-Mathieu Chevallier
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Kingwood and Fruitwood Marquetry Table a Ecrire
Mid 18th Century
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century Poudreuse and Ladies Desk - Table d
Accouchée, France, circa 1760
Located in Greven, DE
18th Century Coiffeuse and reading table - so-called Table d'Accouchée
France
Rosewood
around 1760
Dimensions: H x W x D: 72 x 63 x 39 cm
Description:
Rare, two-part and multifunc...
Category
Antique 1760s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
Exceptional 18th C Crossbanded Desk by T. Willson, 68 Great Queen St. London
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
For the collector of fine antiques we are proud to present our newest acquisition by T.Wilson of 68 Queen Street, London. (clearly stamped on the drawer) This gorgeous mahogany piece...
Category
Antique 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Leather Top Marquetry and Bronze Bureau Plat
By François Linke
Located in Dallas, TX
parquetry, the large antique desk stands on elegant cabriole legs decorated at the shoulder with bronze
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Early 21st Century Walnut Oval Partner Desk with Leather Top by Maitland-Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dallas, TX
table is embellished by marquetry design on all drawers, and brass hardware. The desk has a gilt
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Early 2000s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Walnut
Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bureau en Pente, attributed to Migeon
By Pierre Migeon
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The hinged fall front opening to reveal a fitted interior with drawers above a slide enclosing a concealed well with two drawers, raised on cabriole legs headed by scrolling chutes r...
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Small Louis XVI Bureau PLat
Located in Berlin, DE
A small bureau plat or writing desk, the rectangular gilt-bronze banded top quarter veneered in
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Antique 1770s Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Antique Swedish Marble-Top Secretaire Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Antique Swedish marble top secretaire cabinet of fine quality with a stunning writing interior. It
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Vintage 1910s Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Office Cylinder, 18th Century, Forming Above Library, Louis XVI
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional Office cylinder, 18th century, forming above library, Louis XVI, rosewood marquetry. h
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Rosewood Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Tressle base rosewood table
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
$2,800
Louis XIV-Style Boulle Bureau Plat
Located in New Orleans, LA
The elegance of Boulle marquetry is fully realized in this Louis XIV-style bureau plat, which
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Mechanical Table, in the Manner of L.Boudin
1735-1804
By Leonard Boudin
Located in Berlin, DE
Louis XV marquetry mechanical table or ‘table liseuse’, in the manner of Le´onard Boudin (1735-1804
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Antique 1750s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Money Changer
s Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
beveled top of the table is detailed with marquetry inlay in sycamore and lemon wood in a twisted ribbon
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Sycamore, Walnut
Office of Slope, Louis XV Style, Antique of 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Office of slope, Louis XV style, veneer of precious wood, Antique of 19th century, Napoleon III.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
An excellent quality late 19th century gilt bronze mounted marquetry and parquetry bureau a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Marquetry Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Westfield, MA
This late 19th-century Dutch marquetry ladies writing desk is a splendid example of the ornate
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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Sheraton Desk Mahogany Writing Table Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
An excellent quality inlaid mahogany writing table in the Sheraton style
The Table Features 3 Oak
Category
Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Carlton House Writing Desk with Marquetry Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
of U-shaped form and in the neoclassical taste with conforming writing surface surrounded by a
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Napoleon III Marquetry and Gilded Bronze Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Spectacular 1880s French antique desk in precious rosewood and walnut marquetry. The line is
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Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Edwardian Quality Rosewood Marquetry Inlaid Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian quality rosewood marquetry inlaid writing desk having a charming rosewood
Category
Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Desks
Materials
Other
Edwardian Mahogany Marquetry Writing Table
By Edwards
Roberts
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a marquetry inlaid writing table stamped Edwards and Roberts. The top of the desk is
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
1950s Teak and Walnut Writing Desk with Marquetry
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Beautifully designed writing desk in teak and walnut. With a very distinct design this desks every
Category
Mid-20th Century English Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak, 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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