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19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality 19th century ebony and Thuya wood Bonheur Du Jour. The bonheur du jour
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks

Materials

Ebony, Amboyna

19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour
19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour
H 57 in W 48.5 in D 22 in
George III Satinwood Bonheur du Jour
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Maidstone, GB
A Satinwood Bonheur du Jour with painted panels and glazed doors, maroon leather writing fold
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Antique 1790s British George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Victorian Walnut Bonheur du Jour, 19th Century
Located in Southall, GB
Victorian Walnut Bonheur du Jour An unusual mid 19th century Victorian figured walnut bonheur du
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Bonheur du Jour, 19th Century
Victorian Walnut Bonheur du Jour, 19th Century
H 47.45 in W 26.19 in D 21.26 in
19th Century Walnut Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th Century French walnut Bonheur Du Jour with ormolu mounts and sevres
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Walnut Bonheur Du Jour
19th Century Walnut Bonheur Du Jour
H 55.91 in W 28.75 in D 20.08 in
Bonheur du jour / ladies desk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Bonheur du jour or ladies' desk in mahogany with floral mahogany and satinwood. Beautiful warm
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Antique 1830s Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Bonheur du jour / ladies desk
Bonheur du jour / ladies desk
H 61.82 in W 33.86 in D 19.3 in
19th Century French Bonheur du Jour
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century French ormolu mounted Bonheur du jour, having Sevres style porcelain
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Bonheur du Jour
19th Century French Bonheur du Jour
H 54.34 in W 33.47 in D 22.05 in
Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Rare pair of 19th Century French Kingwood and Tulip wood veneered Bonheur du jours, each with
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Porcelain, Mahogany

Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours
Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours
H 113 in W 92 in D 56 in
Pair 19th Century Pietra Dura Bonheur Du Jours
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of Napoleon III Pietra Dura bonheur du jours. With semi precious stone
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Wood

19th Century Ebonised Boulle Bonheur Du Jour Cabinet
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
XIXth Century ebonised Boulle Bonheur Du Jour cabinet.The top has ornate brass mounts, flanked by
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Sevres mounted Bonheur du Jour, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French Louis XVI style Kingwood Bonheur du Jour, having inset
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets

Materials

Porcelain, Kingwood

Sevres mounted Bonheur du Jour, 19th Century
Sevres mounted Bonheur du Jour, 19th Century
H 40.95 in W 40.95 in D 14.77 in
18th Century Sheraton Satinwood 'Bonheur du Jour'
Located in London, GB
An unusual late 18th century satinwood 'Bonheur du Jour,' boxwood and ebony line inlaid throughout
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Antique Late 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

19th Century Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th Century Rosewood and Marquetry Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour. The piece
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Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour
19th Century Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour
H 48.82 in W 28.94 in D 16.93 in
Napoleon III Marquetry Secretary Vitrine Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Lisbon, PT
A unique 19th century Napoleon III desk Bonheur Du Jour in walnut and mahogany. Upper part
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires

Materials

Metal

French Kingwood Bonheur du Jour, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century French Kingwood Bonheur Du Jour, having a wonderful faded patina
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Porcelain, Kingwood, Mahogany

French Kingwood Bonheur du Jour, circa 1890
French Kingwood Bonheur du Jour, circa 1890
H 34.65 in W 26.78 in D 18.9 in
Aesthetic Movement Bonheur du Jour Secretary Desk Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, TX
Bonheur du Jour secretary desk cabinet, circa late 1880s. Dark walnut with finial accents and
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Antique Late 19th Century North American Aesthetic Movement Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Bonheur Du Jour Drawer by MOB
Located in Geneve, CH
Bonheur Du Jour drawer by MOB Limited editions of 15 + 1 prototype Designer: Fala Atelier
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Secretaires

Materials

Marble

Bonheur Du Jour Drawer by MOB
Bonheur Du Jour Drawer by MOB
H 78.75 in W 25.6 in D 11.82 in
French Empire Mahogany Bonheur du Jour Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
19th century French Empire mahogany Bonheur du Jour desk. The upper section is decorated with
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

19th Century Ebonised Boulle Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality 19th century ebonised Boulle Bonheur Du Jour writing table. The top, of
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Desks

French Napoleon III Bonheur Du Jour, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An unusual 19th-century Napoleon III desk Bonheur Du Jour in wood with yellow metal filets, a mat
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Metal

19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pretty French Louis XV style writing desk or ‘bonheur du jour’, the serpentine case veneered in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

French Bonheur du Jour 19th Century, Louis XV
Located in Lisbon, PT
A rare Bonheur Du Jour with gilt brass mounts and exquisite marquetry inlay with French Sèvres
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Metal, Bronze

French Bonheur du Jour 19th Century, Louis XV
French Bonheur du Jour 19th Century, Louis XV
H 36.62 in W 33.08 in D 19.69 in
Bonheur Du Jour Cylinder Desk Louis XVI Style
By Paul Sormani
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Bonheur Du Jour cylinder desk Louis XVI Style This beautifully crafted Bonheur Du Jour Cylinder
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Bonheur Du Jour Cylinder Desk Louis XVI Style
Bonheur Du Jour Cylinder Desk Louis XVI Style
H 35.44 in W 28.35 in D 17.33 in
French 19th Century Transitional St. Bonheur Du Jour Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Brèche d'Alep marble Bonheur du Jour cabinet. The Bonheur du Jour, which translates to joy of the day, is
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Antique 19th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bonheur du Jour
Located in Lisbon, PT
Bonheur du Jour. A twin panel door applied with oval Sevres porcelain panels, enclosing shelved interior
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Gilt Bronze and Mahogany Bonheur du Jour
Located in London, GB
Antique French gilt bronze and mahogany bonheur du jour French, Late 19th Century Height 117cm
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Marquetry Bonheur du Jour 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Bonheur du Jour, or Ladies Writing Desk, for sale. Our experts have dated it to around 1850 and have
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Antique 1850s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French Kingwood and Ormolu-Mounted Bonheur Du Jour, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A French kingwood quarter veneered and ormolu-mounted bonheur du jour with Sevres-style oval floral
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Victorian Amboyna Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour
Located in London, GB
Believed by our experts to date from around 1860, this antique Victorian Bonheur Du Jour is an
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Fine Quality Antique Victorian French Kingwood Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique Victorian French kingwood bonheur du jour having a quality shaped gallery top
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Antique 1860s French Victorian Desks

Materials

Kingwood

French 19th Century Transitional Style Bonheur du Jour
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
wood, ormolu and onyx Bonheur du Jour. This wonderfully executed piece is raised by elegant cabriole
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Antique 19th Century French Tables

Materials

Onyx, Ormolu

Louis XV Marquetry Mirrored and Galleried Bonheur Du Jour Ladies' Bureau Vanity
Located in Germantown, MD
A Louis XV Style Tiered Mahogany and Kingwood Marquetry, Mirrored and Galleried Bonheur Du Jour
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Vanities

Materials

Brass

Napoleon III Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Mounted Bonheur du Jour by Louis Grade
Located in Lisbon, PT
Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Ormolu mounted Bonheur du Jour by Louis Grade. This
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Bonheur Du Jour by Donald Ross
By Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
Porcelain and ormolu mounted bonheur du jour by Donald Ross. English, late 19th century. Measures
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Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Sheraton Revival Bonheur du Jour Console Desk 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
reproduction of this specific historical style. In furniture terminology, 'Bonheur du jour' signifies a ladies
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks

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Brass

Exceptional Regency Bonheur Du Jour Attributed to John Maclean
Located in Lymington, GB
An exceptional English Regency-period bonheur du jour attributed to John Maclean, ca 1810. A
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks

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Rosewood

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
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XVI Secretary in Mahogany Called Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely and rare bonheur du jour Louis XVI in mahogany from the end of the 18th century. Very
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

French Kingwood, Gilt Metal and Porcelain Mounted Bonheur Du Jour
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century French kingwood, gilt metal and porcelain mounted Bonheur du jour, with quarter
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Kingwood

Pair of Bonheur Du Jours With Lacquer Panels, by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Very Rare Pair of Louis XVI Style Exhibition Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bonheur Du Jours With Lacquer
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French Bonheur-du-jour (Desk), Late 18th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
would make a delightful Bonheur-du-jour (small-sized ladies writing desk), yet a versatile enough piece
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Bonheur Du Jour Attributed To Gillows Of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th century Burr walnut, ebonised , ormolu and porcelain Bonheur du jour, the
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French Rococo Style Louis XV Bonheur Du Jour or Writing Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
A wonderful Kingwood bonheur du jour or writing desk, with double doors to the top with book
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Revival Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Style Inlaid Carved Cherry Bonheur du Jour
Located in New Orleans, LA
An antique French Louis XV style inlaid carved cherry Bonheur du Jour, 19th century with a raised
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Antique Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Bonheur du Jour by Winckelsen
By Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen
Located in London, GB
Antique Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu bonheur du jour by Winckelsen French, 1864 Height 105cm
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Rosewood Inlaid Louis XVI Ladies Desk Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Long Branch, NJ
​19th Century French Rosewood Inlaid Louis XVI Ladies Desk Bonheur Du Jour Dimensions : 30" Wide X
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Rosewood, Satinwood

A Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain-Mounted Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Wood Bonheur Du Jour, Attributed to Édouard Kreisser, This magnificent bonheur du jour has a cabinet
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Ormolu

Bonheur Du Jour Desk Napoleon III Period 19th Century Wood Hand Crafted
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
"Bonheur Du Jour Desk, Napoleon III Period" Desk called "happiness-of-the-day" inlaid with
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Wood

Muséal Bureau Bonheur Du Jour A Parisian Cylinder Louis XVI Period in Mahogany
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Muséal Bureau Bonheur Du Jour A Parisian Cylinder Louis XVI Period In Mahogany Museum Parisian
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Antique 18th Century French Baroque Buffets

Materials

Wood

Antique Bonheur Du Jour, French, Walnut, Ladies Writing Desk, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bonheur du jour. A French, walnut ladies writing desk, dating to the late
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Bonheur Du Jour In Amboyna Burl Marquetry And Hard Stone Panels
Located in BARSAC, FR
Sublime Bonheur du jour in Louis XVI style in amboyna burl veneer in rosewood frames and presenting
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Marble

Antique Early 19th Century Rosewood Bonheur Du Jour in the Style of John Mclean
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century Regency period Rosewood Bonheur du Jour in the style of John McLean having
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Furniture

Materials

Rosewood

French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bonheur Du Jour, Attributed to Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
A French Ormolu Mounted mahogany Bonheur Du Jour, attributed to Henry Dasson, circa 1870. Very
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Ormolu

19th C. Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry & Ormolu Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
bonheur du jour, the top marquetry and galleried details. Two upper smaller drawers measuring 10"W x 6"D x
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Bonheur du jour
Located in Forney, TX
graceful bonheur du jour (writing table - petite / lady's desk) with beautifully aged patina. Finely
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Early 20th Century Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Exquisite Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Mahog. Adam style Bonheur du Jour
By Robert Adam
Located in Charleston, SC
Quite possibly one of the prettiest Antique English Edwardian period Adam style Bonheur du Jours or
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Antique Late 19th Century English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

1800's Antique Fine French Napoleon III Marquetry, Drawers, Bonheur Du Jour Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 1800's Antique Fine French Napoleon III Marquetry, With Drawers, Bonheur Du Jour Desk
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Superb Antique English Inlaid Mahog. Secretaire a' Abbatant or Bonheur du Jour
Located in Charleston, SC
du Jour Writing Table and is unique and wonderful. The exterior is exquisitely made from bookmatched
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Antique Late 19th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique George III Edwardian Adam Style Satinwood Painted Desk Bonheur Du Jour
By Edwards and Roberts
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Edwardian George III Adam Style Satinwood and marquetry paint decorated Bonheur du
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Antique Late 19th Century English Adam Style Desks

Materials

Satinwood

19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a French 19th century Amboyna and Ebony Cabinet, with three quarter balustrade gallery, above two panelled doors set with Paris porcelain portrait panels upon a two tier ...
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Amboyna

19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour
19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour
H 50.4 in W 24.41 in D 18.12 in
19th Century Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Plaque Bonheur du Jour
Located in New York, NY
du jour. The top with a pierced three quarter gallery and white marble top above a single drawer
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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Bonheur Du Jour For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic bonheur du jour available at 1stDibs. A bonheur du jour — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a bonheur du jour — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A bonheur du jour is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XVI, Victorian and Louis XV styles are sought with frequency. A well-made bonheur du jour has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Charles-Guillaume Diehl and P.E. Guerin are consistently popular.

How Much is a Bonheur Du Jour?

A bonheur du jour can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,587, while the lowest priced sells for $744 and the highest can go for as much as $311,441.