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Louis XV Desks

LOUIS XV STYLE

The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.

Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.

Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.

During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.

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Style: Louis XV
19th Century Bureau de Dame
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French Louis XV style Kingwood, ormolu mounted bureau de dame with parquetry inlaid to the whole, various drawers to the top and fri...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

19th Century Bureau de Dame
19th Century Bureau de Dame

19th Century Bureau de Dame

$47,726
Early Paint Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk Stool
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning early painted circa 1880-1900 French Louis XV style Bureau plat writing table with later stool This is a wonderful find, the burea...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Brass

Early Paint Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk Stool
Early Paint Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk Stool

Early Paint Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk Stool

$5,386 / set
1980s Vintage Baker Furniture Louis XV Lacquered Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Hartville, OH
Brilliantly collaborative effort from Baker Furniture and Baker owned Mastercraft. Extraordinary chocolate brown lacquered finish with hand painted striping detailing. Large heavy br...
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1980s American Vintage Louis XV Desks

Materials

Lacquer

1980s Vintage Baker Furniture Louis XV Lacquered Desk
1980s Vintage Baker Furniture Louis XV Lacquered Desk

1980s Vintage Baker Furniture Louis XV Lacquered Desk

$4,760 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XV Style Kingwood Ormolu Mounted Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th century French Louis XV style Kingwood, Walnut and ormolu mounted Bonheur Du Jour, the superstructure fitted with twin panel door applied w...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XV Style Kingwood Ormolu Mounted Bonheur Du Jour
19th Century French Louis XV Style Kingwood Ormolu Mounted Bonheur Du Jour

19th Century French Louis XV Style Kingwood Ormolu Mounted Bonheur Du Jour

$15,272
19th Century French Bronze Jasperware Ladies Desk Attr to Charles Guillame Diehl
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in Long Branch, NJ
19th Century Ebony Bronze Jasperware Ladies Desk Attr to Charles Guillame Diehl Dimensions: 32" Wide X 58" Tall X 18" Deep This French lady's desk was made in the Louis XV style in...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Mahogany

19th Century French Bronze Jasperware Ladies Desk Attr to Charles Guillame Diehl
19th Century French Bronze Jasperware Ladies Desk Attr to Charles Guillame Diehl

19th Century French Bronze Jasperware Ladies Desk Attr to Charles Guillame Diehl

$4,800
French Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Kingwood, And Ormolu Desk, Signed By Krieger
By Maison Krieger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French late 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood, and Ormolu desk, signed by Krieger. The Bureau Plat desk is raised by elongated cabriole legs with fine pierced ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Kingwood, And Ormolu Desk, Signed By Krieger
French Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Kingwood, And Ormolu Desk, Signed By Krieger

French Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Kingwood, And Ormolu Desk, Signed By Krieger

$16,800
20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat Majestic bureau plat in Louis XV style. Piano black polished veneer on solid Pinewood with r...
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20th Century Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat
20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat

20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat

$4,907
Louis XV Ormolu Tulipwood and Kingwood Parquetry Leather Top Lady s Bureau
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted, Parquetry Tulipwood and Kingwood with Tooled Brown Leather Inset Top Lady's Bureau Avec Cartonnier made out of 6 top drawers flabk...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Brass, Ormolu

Louis XV Ormolu Tulipwood and Kingwood Parquetry Leather Top Lady s Bureau
Louis XV Ormolu Tulipwood and Kingwood Parquetry Leather Top Lady s Bureau

Louis XV Ormolu Tulipwood and Kingwood Parquetry Leather Top Lady s Bureau

$38,500
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood and ormolu desk. The desk is raised by beautiful cabriole legs with fine wrap around ormolu sabots and a striking ormolu fill...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood and Ormolu Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood and Ormolu Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood and Ormolu Desk

$48,500
19th C. Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry Ormolu Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century French Louis XV Style kingwood and Walnut marquetry, ormolu mounted and galleried bonheur du jour, the top marquetry and galleried details. Two upper smaller drawers m...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

19th C. Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry Ormolu Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk
19th C. Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry Ormolu Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk

19th C. Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry Ormolu Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk

$5,850
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Signed Sormani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV style kingwood and tulipwood Bureau Plat signed Sormani, Paris. Raised on four...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Signed Sormani
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Signed Sormani

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Signed Sormani

$64,500
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Side Table/Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XV St. Charnwood, tulipwood, and ormolu side table or writing desk. The table is raised by beautiful cabriole legs with fine wrap-around pierced ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Side Table/Writing Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Side Table/Writing Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Side Table/Writing Desk

$27,900
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ebonized Fruitwood And Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. ebonized Fruitwood and ormolu desk. The Bureau Plat is raised by slender cabriole legs with pierced ormolu sabots decorated with acanthus ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ebonized Fruitwood And Ormolu Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ebonized Fruitwood And Ormolu Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ebonized Fruitwood And Ormolu Desk

$19,900
20th Century French Louis XV Inlaid Marble and Ormolu Bombe Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage French Louis XVI style commode features shaped Italian green marble-top surmounting two-drawer chest in bombe form having book matched inlay with cast bronze mounts and raise...
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks

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Marble, Bronze

20th Century French Louis XV Inlaid Marble and Ormolu Bombe Commode
20th Century French Louis XV Inlaid Marble and Ormolu Bombe Commode

20th Century French Louis XV Inlaid Marble and Ormolu Bombe Commode

$4,850
French 18th Century Louis XV Period French Desk in Kingwood and Tulipwood
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely high quality French 18th century Louis XV period kingwood, tulipwood and ormolu desk, signed ‘Bernard Ebeniste’. This most elegant desk is raised by slender cabriole leg...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XV Period French Desk in Kingwood and Tulipwood
French 18th Century Louis XV Period French Desk in Kingwood and Tulipwood

French 18th Century Louis XV Period French Desk in Kingwood and Tulipwood

$45,000
Provincial Louis XV Walnut Desk or Vanity
Located in Buchanan, MI
Great looking Louis XV Provincial walnut desk. Two doors flanking center drawer, all up on cabriole legs. Very good color and patination. Would work well as a number of items includi...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Walnut

Provincial Louis XV Walnut Desk or Vanity

Provincial Louis XV Walnut Desk or Vanity

$3,400
18th C. Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliothèque Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th C. Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliothèque Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antique . A very important rare and Tall Scribing bibliotic secretaire Library desk of a Gentleman or a Lady. ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Metal, Wrought Iron, Metallic Thread

18th C. Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliothèque Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antique
18th C. Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliothèque Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antique

18th C. Louis XV Bureau Scriban Bibliothèque Secretary Cabinet Mahogany Antique

$120,000
20th Century Wood Italian Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian writing desk from the mid-20th century. Curved piece of furniture in Louis XV style, veneered in poplar burl and fruitwood, of beautiful line and pleasant furnishings. Desk f...
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1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Desks

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Wood

20th Century Wood Italian Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1950s
20th Century Wood Italian Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1950s

20th Century Wood Italian Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1950s

$5,989
19th Century Louis XV Style Burlwood Ormolu Mounted Lady’s Desk
Located in Vero Beach, FL
French 19th century Louis XV style Burlwood Ormolu Mounted Lady’s Desk. Elegant French burlwood and ormolu mounted Lady’s cylinder desk. The single door cabinet is raised by slend...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

19th Century Louis XV Style Burlwood Ormolu Mounted Lady’s Desk
19th Century Louis XV Style Burlwood Ormolu Mounted Lady’s Desk

19th Century Louis XV Style Burlwood Ormolu Mounted Lady’s Desk

$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Walnut Writing Table Desk, Cabriole Legs Banded Top, Drawer
Located in Toronto, CA
A beautifully proportioned 19th century French style writing table or desk, crafted in walnut with a lovely pattern walnut top with a walnut edge band. The carving is nicely detailed...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks

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Walnut

19th Century French Walnut Writing Table Desk, Cabriole Legs Banded Top, Drawer
19th Century French Walnut Writing Table Desk, Cabriole Legs Banded Top, Drawer

19th Century French Walnut Writing Table Desk, Cabriole Legs Banded Top, Drawer

$4,500
18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode
Located in Miami, FL
18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode, Antique Italian Inlaid Walnut Bureau, Baroque Drop-Front Secretary, A traditional 18th-century Itali...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass

18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode
18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode

18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode

$8,500
Antique Louis XV Bureau Plat or Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 18th Century Louis XV bureau plat handcrafted in classic style with mahogany and kingwood, featuring the original tooled oxblood leather top on a brass bound case with thr...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Brass

Antique Louis XV Bureau Plat or Leather Top Desk
Antique Louis XV Bureau Plat or Leather Top Desk

Antique Louis XV Bureau Plat or Leather Top Desk

$28,250
19th Century French Kingwood Writing Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
19th century French kingwood Bureau plat writing desk. Beautiful Louis XV Form. Lacquered Bronze Mounts are original. Grand proportion. Embossed Plum leather.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

19th Century French Kingwood Writing Desk Bureau Plat
19th Century French Kingwood Writing Desk Bureau Plat

19th Century French Kingwood Writing Desk Bureau Plat

$12,500
French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood and Ormolu desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood and Ormolu desk. This stunning desk is raised by impressive Tulipwood inlaid cabriole legs ending wit...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood and Ormolu desk
French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood and Ormolu desk

French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood and Ormolu desk

$19,800
Large Antique French Louis XV Bureau Plat Desk After Charles Cressent
Located in New York, NY
Monumental antique bureau plat (desk) in the French Louis XV style after the original design by Charles Cressent (1685-1768), 80 by 38 by 32.5 inches, finely crafted with kingwood an...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Large Antique French Louis XV Bureau Plat Desk After Charles Cressent
Large Antique French Louis XV Bureau Plat Desk After Charles Cressent

Large Antique French Louis XV Bureau Plat Desk After Charles Cressent

$45,500
Sloping Desk, Louis XV Style, Precious Wood Veneer, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Office of slope, Louis XV style, veneer of precious wood, 19th century, Napoleon III. Measures: H 93cm, L 65cm, P 43cm.
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Wood

Sloping Desk, Louis XV Style, Precious Wood Veneer, 19th Century
Sloping Desk, Louis XV Style, Precious Wood Veneer, 19th Century

Sloping Desk, Louis XV Style, Precious Wood Veneer, 19th Century

$2,299 Sale Price
60% Off
A French Louis XV Style Rosewood Veneered Bureau en Pente
Located in San Francisco, CA
a good French Rococo Style Fall Front Desk having a rectangular top with an undulating herring bone-veneered slant front, opening to reveal a hand-tooled leather writing surface belo...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Rosewood

A French Louis XV Style Rosewood Veneered Bureau en Pente
A French Louis XV Style Rosewood Veneered Bureau en Pente

A French Louis XV Style Rosewood Veneered Bureau en Pente

$9,750
French Louis XV Italian Bronze Figural Ormolu Brown Leather Top Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XV Style Italian Bronze Figural Ormolu Brown Leather Top Desk Bureau Plat. Item features ornate bronze figural ormolu, finished back with bronze face and parquetry inlay...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

French Louis XV Italian Bronze Figural Ormolu Brown Leather Top Desk Bureau Plat
French Louis XV Italian Bronze Figural Ormolu Brown Leather Top Desk Bureau Plat

French Louis XV Italian Bronze Figural Ormolu Brown Leather Top Desk Bureau Plat

$6,800
Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut, Rosewood and Bone Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine Italian 18th century Louis XV period walnut, rosewood, and boneTuscan desk. The desk is raised on cabriole legs below the wide central drawer and pullout with a leather writin...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ivory, Rosewood, Walnut

Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut, Rosewood and Bone Desk
Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut, Rosewood and Bone Desk

Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut, Rosewood and Bone Desk

$21,500
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 side faux drawers, original floral ormolu mounts, brass escutcheons, brass knobs, ...
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1770s French Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu, Brass

French Bureau Plat Marquetry Leather Top Desk with Orig. Ormolu Mounts, C. 1770
French Bureau Plat Marquetry Leather Top Desk with Orig. Ormolu Mounts, C. 1770

French Bureau Plat Marquetry Leather Top Desk with Orig. Ormolu Mounts, C. 1770

$18,000
Louis XV Style Writing Desk, Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Circa 1900, France
By Maison Millet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Walnut and Bois Satiné Parquetry Writing Desk, ‘Bureau en Rognon’, By Maison Millet, Paris. The curved cartonnier with five drawers around ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Writing Desk, Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Circa 1900, France
Louis XV Style Writing Desk, Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Circa 1900, France

Louis XV Style Writing Desk, Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Circa 1900, France

$70,907
Black Lacquered Ormolu Desk / Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XV writing desk featuring cabriole legs, exquisite ormolu, and a glossy black lacquered top. The elegant gilt bronze fittings protect the edges and at the same time acce...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass

Black Lacquered Ormolu Desk / Bureau Plat
Black Lacquered Ormolu Desk / Bureau Plat

Black Lacquered Ormolu Desk / Bureau Plat

$2,960 Sale Price
45% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Ladies Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XV St. tulipwood and kingwood ladies writing desk. The desk is raised by four slender cabriole legs with fine wrap-around ormolu sabots, kingwood...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Ladies Writing Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Ladies Writing Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Ladies Writing Desk

$16,300
Louis XV Secretaire, France 1770
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite secretaire de dame, France 18th century, beautiful kingwood veneer on front, sides, top, back and the inside. The writing surface is covered with leather. With original bro...
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1770s French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Kingwood

Louis XV Secretaire, France 1770
Louis XV Secretaire, France 1770

Louis XV Secretaire, France 1770

$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Carved Cherrywood Commode Scriban from Bordeaux, France
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful example of a period Louis XV writing desk, this cherrywood commode scriban was hand-carved in Bordeaux, France, in the 1700s. Resembling a chest of drawers with an angled...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Wood, Cherry

18th Century Carved Cherrywood Commode Scriban from Bordeaux, France
18th Century Carved Cherrywood Commode Scriban from Bordeaux, France

18th Century Carved Cherrywood Commode Scriban from Bordeaux, France

$8,500
Louis XV style flat desk in marquetry and rich gilt bronze mounted
Located in Paris, FR
Flat desk in rosewood marquetry and rich ormolu ornamentation, decorated with satyr heads and foliage. Beautiful work in the Louis XV style, similar to that produced by Linke, Beurde...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV style flat desk in marquetry and rich gilt bronze mounted
Louis XV style flat desk in marquetry and rich gilt bronze mounted

Louis XV style flat desk in marquetry and rich gilt bronze mounted

$28,747
French Louis XV-Style Patchwork Burlwood Veneer Desk
By Michael Taylor
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-Style desk with a burlwood patchwork veneer desk with triangular bronze drawer pulls and a central locking drawer, resting on cabrio...
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Metal, Brass

French Louis XV-Style Patchwork Burlwood Veneer Desk
French Louis XV-Style Patchwork Burlwood Veneer Desk

French Louis XV-Style Patchwork Burlwood Veneer Desk

$12,500
Louis XV style walnut roll top desk with large drawer and upper compartments.
Located in Oakville, ON
A charming roll top desk in the style of Louis XV made in walnut having interesting and attractive hand carved elements. The size is perfect to fit in smaller place in your home. it is highly decorative and functional. There is a large drawer as well has a leather table top that will accommodate a laptop...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Walnut

Louis XV style walnut roll top desk with large drawer and upper compartments.
Louis XV style walnut roll top desk with large drawer and upper compartments.

Louis XV style walnut roll top desk with large drawer and upper compartments.

$2,400
Amazing Louis XV Style Bridge Desk 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Amazing Louis XV style bridge desk 19th century France with geometric marquetry made of rosewood and lemongrass. In excellent condition. Measurements: 84 x 44 x 68 cm.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Wood

Amazing Louis XV Style Bridge Desk 19th Century
Amazing Louis XV Style Bridge Desk 19th Century

Amazing Louis XV Style Bridge Desk 19th Century

$3,473
Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk
Located in Westport, CT
Fine and elegant French Louis XV Bureau D'Os Dane in walnut adorned sparsely with floral marquetry inlay to its fall front top above three drawers finishing on cabriole legs and bron...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Walnut

Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk
Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk

Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk

$8,900
19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Ladies Bombe Bureau
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Dublin, IE
A magnificent 19th century French ormolu mounted and brass marquetry inlaid bombe bureau in the Louis XV style with three quarter brass gallery top, the fall front to reveal a superb...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Ladies Bombe Bureau
19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Ladies Bombe Bureau

19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Ladies Bombe Bureau

$17,368
French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality French mid-19th century Louis XV style kingwood and ormolu bureau plat. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine fitted wraparound ormolu sab...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat

$22,500
Antique French Louis XV Style Heavily Detailed Inlay wi Leather Topped Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Style Heavily Detailed Inlay Kingswood & Mahogany with Brass Ormolu Mounted Blue Leather Topped 3 Drawer Writing Desk A stunning piece that combines exquisit...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Antique French Louis XV Style Heavily Detailed Inlay wi Leather Topped Desk
Antique French Louis XV Style Heavily Detailed Inlay wi Leather Topped Desk

Antique French Louis XV Style Heavily Detailed Inlay wi Leather Topped Desk

$5,550
French 19th Century Marquetry Bureau de Dame
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th Century Louis XV style Marquetry inlaid bureau de dame, having wonderfully detailed scenes to the drawer fronts and cylinder, the sides and reverse having foliate...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Kingwood

French 19th Century Marquetry Bureau de Dame
French 19th Century Marquetry Bureau de Dame

French 19th Century Marquetry Bureau de Dame

$81,816
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Rosewood And Bronze Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 18th century Louis XV period Rosewood and bronze desk. The desk is raised by four elegant tapered cabriole legs with fine scrolled acanthus leaf designed feet a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Rosewood And Bronze Desk
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Rosewood And Bronze Desk

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Rosewood And Bronze Desk

$29,500
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany and Ormolu Center Table/Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb French 19th century Louis XV style Moucheté mahogany and ormolu center table/desk. The striking table is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine-fitted foliate ormolu sabo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany and Ormolu Center Table/Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany and Ormolu Center Table/Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany and Ormolu Center Table/Desk

$18,500
Louis XV Style Desk a Rognon
By Muller Frères
Located in Montreal, QC
A very fine kingwood kidney- shaped desk (bureau a rognon) with original tooled leather surface, crisply mounted in gilt bronze and on cabriole legs . signed in the gilt bronze surround T.W. Muller. T W Muller was a Viennese cabinet...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV Style Desk a Rognon
Louis XV Style Desk a Rognon

Louis XV Style Desk a Rognon

$18,000
19th Century English Bureau Plat in the Manner of Edward Holmes Baldock
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine 19th century Louis XV style Walnut, Ebony and floral marquetry Bureau Plat in the manner of Edward Holmes Baldock, the serpentine shaped top inset with a panel of tooled leather within a border of scroll work and floral trails, the corners with shell and cabochon and foliate clasp mounts, above two frieze drawers decorated with floral marquetry and similar opposing dummy drawers, on cabriole legs applied with scrolling foliate and rocaille mounts trailing to sabots. Footnotes: Edward Holmes Baldock (1777-1845) is documented in London Trade Directories of the period in various capacities but first appears listed at 7 Hanway Street, London in 1805 described as a '..dealer in china and glass'. But by 1826 the various facets of the business included '..buying and selling, exchanging and valuing china, cabinets, screens, bronzes etc'. Baldock's business seems to have largely involved trading in foreign items and between 1832-7 he was the purveyor of earthenware and glass to William IV and later purveyor of china to Queen Victoria from 1838 until his death. He is known to have repaired, re-modelled and adapted furniture...
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19th Century English Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

19th Century English Bureau Plat in the Manner of Edward Holmes Baldock
19th Century English Bureau Plat in the Manner of Edward Holmes Baldock

19th Century English Bureau Plat in the Manner of Edward Holmes Baldock

$17,787
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Mahogany and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. mahogany one drawer desk. The desk is raised by four slender, elegant cabriole legs with highly chased ormolu foliate mounts at the top, c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Mahogany and Ormolu Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Mahogany and Ormolu Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Mahogany and Ormolu Desk

$9,800
French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Montreal, QC
This fine piece dates from the third quarter of the 19th century and has many of the characteristics of a period piece, although made later. The mahogany is exceptionally well-chosen...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

$15,000
Louis XV Style Writing Desk by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New Orleans, LA
Superior craftsmanship and elegant bronze work characterize this tambour front roll top writing desk by François Linke, the most important French ébéniste of his time. Linke is celeb...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Writing Desk by François Linke
Louis XV Style Writing Desk by François Linke

Louis XV Style Writing Desk by François Linke

$38,850
Gervais Durand, 19th Century Middle Desk in Marquetry Bronze Style Louis XV
By Gervais Durand
Located in Beaune, FR
Beautiful flat Louis XV style desk. It is inlaid with chiseled golden bronzes. It is double sided so can be placed in the center of a room. On one side, it has 3 drawers and the leat...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

Gervais Durand, 19th Century Middle Desk in Marquetry Bronze Style Louis XV
Gervais Durand, 19th Century Middle Desk in Marquetry Bronze Style Louis XV

Gervais Durand, 19th Century Middle Desk in Marquetry Bronze Style Louis XV

$28,447
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Desk, Attributed to Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite French 19th century Louis XV St. kingwood and ormolu desk, attributed to Linke. The kidney-shaped desk is raised by the most elegant slender cabriole legs with superb pi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Desk, Attributed to Linke
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Desk, Attributed to Linke

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Desk, Attributed to Linke

$19,800
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Desk
By Gervais Durand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. tulipwood and kingwood bureau plat desk, possibly by G. Durand. The desk is raised by four elegant slender cabriole legs ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Desk

$24,500
French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French mid 19th century Louis XV st. tulipwood and kingwood Bureau Plat. The desk is raised on cabriole legs accented at the top with finely chased ormolu mounts. Thr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat
French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat

$19,800
A Rare Louis XV Walnut Parquetry Slant Front Desk on Cabriole Legs
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Rare Louis XV Walnut Parquetry Slant Front Desk of interesting and unsual proportions. 18th Century Height 40 in. Width 42 in. Depth 24 in. Provenance: Private Collection, Sa...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Desks

A Rare Louis XV Walnut Parquetry Slant Front Desk on Cabriole Legs
A Rare Louis XV Walnut Parquetry Slant Front Desk on Cabriole Legs

A Rare Louis XV Walnut Parquetry Slant Front Desk on Cabriole Legs

$8,500

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Find a broad range of unique Louis XV desks for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage desks created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV desks made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desks, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Gervais Durand, François Linke, Alexandre Chevrié, and Paris. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for desks differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $720 and tops out at $275,000 while the average work can sell for $9,885.

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