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Large French Boulle Inlay Partners Desk Writing Table Desks
Located in Potters Bar, GB
. Boulle, André Charles (1642-1732), French furniture designer, who developed a style of furniture inlay
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Vintage 1980s French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French 19th Century Inlay Lady’s Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is a darling petite lady’s writing desk from France circa 1850. Sleek and uncluttered design
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass

French 19th Century Inlay Lady’s Desk
French 19th Century Inlay Lady’s Desk
H 52.13 in W 31.5 in D 17.25 in
Boulle Bureau Plat Desk French Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Beautiful library size French bureau plat in the Boulle manner Great size to this desk perfect for
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Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Walnut Veneer End Table or Desk With Rosewood Inlay
Located in Santa Monica, CA
rosewood inlay on the top. There is one front small drawer. It would be ideal as a small desk.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Walnut

French Inlay Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Early 20th C. Lady's Desk. Mahogany. Slant Lid Embellished With Mother-Of-Pearl And Colored Wood
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Desks

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany

French Inlay Slant Front Writing Desk
French Inlay Slant Front Writing Desk
H 36 in W 28.75 in D 16 in
Baker French Provincial Cherry Marquetry Inlay Console Table Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Baker French Provincial Cherry Marquetry Inlay Console Table Desk. Item features shapely saber legs
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Mid-20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

French Knee Hole Desk Empire Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Very cute French knee hole desk in the Empire manner. Antique desk we date to circa 1930
Category

Vintage 1930s Desks

Materials

Wood

French Knee Hole Desk Empire Inlay
French Knee Hole Desk Empire Inlay
H 31 in W 37.5 in D 23 in
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Table Desk with Parquetry Inlay
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) kingwood table desk with parquetry inlay and floral marquetry
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Napoleon III Ebonized Desk with Marble Inlay, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Ebonized desk with compartments on either side. Central drawer decorated with a cherub. Marble
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

French Boulle Desk Companion Letter Box Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant antique French desk companion with a Boulle style inlay Circa 1880 Compartments inside for
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Antique 1880s Desks

Materials

Wood

French Desk Empire Centre Table Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant antique French desk or centre table Lovely shaped top with elegant top on cabriole legs
Category

Antique 1880s Desks

Materials

Wood

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Kingwood & Inlay Slant-Front Writing Desk Ca. 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Kingwood with Inlay Slant-Front Writing Desk, Circa 1880.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ladies Writing Desk Marquetry Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
French Louis XVI style fall front serpentine lady's writing desk in rosewood with elaborate
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Fine French Blackened Wood Desk with an Off White Lacquered Top with Inlays
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French blackened wood desk with 3 drawers, an off white & black lacquered top with metal
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French Roll Top Desk Louis XVI Inlay Bureau
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning antique French roll top desk in the Louis XVI manner Main structure of desk is in
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Vintage 1920s Desks

Materials

Kingwood

Vintage French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Bronze Ormolu Small Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV style marquetry inlay bronze ormolu small writing desk. Item features
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Satinwood

French Inlay Leather Top Desk, Finished On Both Sides
Located in Tarrytown, NY
French Inlay writing desk with leather top. Finished on both sides. Back has 2 faux drawers. One
Category

1990s Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Mahogany & Brass Inlay Secretary Boulle Desk
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and rare French 19th century Louis XIV style mahogany and brass inlaid drop-front
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French 19th Century Empire Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A classically designed Empire style mahogany desk from France. This desk has a new inset green
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Empire Desk
French 19th Century Empire Desk
H 29.5 in W 57 in D 29.5 in
Early 20th Century Writing Desk in Walnut with Inlay by Meroni & Fossati
By Meroni & Fossati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian elegant early 20th century Directoire writing desk in walnut massive and veneered with
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Early 20th Century Italian Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Louis Majorelle Rare Writing Desk with Botanical Inlays ca. 1900 (Signed)
By Louis Majorelle
Located in New York, NY
Rare Art Nouveau artisan writing desk with incredible botanical motif inlays on top and gently
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Petite French Ladies Desk in Quinze Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Petite French ladies desk in Quinze style Rosewood veneered on solid softwood. Double-arched
Category

20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Petite French Ladies Desk in Quinze Style
Petite French Ladies Desk in Quinze Style
H 29.14 in W 25.99 in D 17.33 in
French Walnut Burr Campaign Writing Slope Brass Inlay 19th C
By Napoléon III
Located in Cheltenham, GB
beautifully grained burl, with polished brass inlaid, of French origin. Opening to reveal a fitted interior
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

French Inlaid Ladies Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
French inlaid ladies desk, with bombe shaped sides and have elaborate satinwood and boxwood inlays
Category

Antique 1890s French Desks

Materials

Brass

French Inlaid Ladies Desk
French Inlaid Ladies Desk
H 41 in W 30 in D 19.75 in
18th Century, French Louis XV Wood Flap Writing Desk
Located in IT
open panel 82 cm, H of the desk top 69,5 cm This elegant desk was made in France in the mid-eighteenth
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Antique French Mahogany Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
A freestanding 19th century French mahogany writing desk, the moulded edge top having a green
Category

Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Mid-19th Century French Butlers Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautifully detailed item is made of oak with inlay mahogany. Item dates back to the 1850s and
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

Mid-19th Century French Butlers Desk
Mid-19th Century French Butlers Desk
H 42.25 in W 57.5 in D 23.5 in
French Mid-Century Ebonized and Mirrored Desk, by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French mid-century (1940s) ebonized and mirrored desk with five drawers and an off-white leather
Category

Vintage 1940s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mirror, Leather, Wood

Enamel Decorated French Louis Revival Ormolu Mounted Bureau Desk Table Console
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Enamel decorated French Louis Revival Ormolu mounted Bureau plat partner desk table console mint
Category

20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Brass Inlaid Mahogany Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fine 19th century French brass inlaid mahogany desk of exceptional quality. Having old tooled
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Brass Inlaid Mahogany Desk
19th Century French Brass Inlaid Mahogany Desk
H 29.93 in W 57.09 in D 31.5 in
Antique French Louis XVI Style Cylinder Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking antique French cylinder desk with many drawers and compartments. Pull out leather writing
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Unique French Roll-Up Secretary/Desk in the Transition Style from Around 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique French roll-up secretary/desk in the transition style from around 1890 Mahogany and brass
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

20th Century France Louis XV Kingwood Inlaid Marquetry Desk and Writing Table
By Charles Topino
Located in Roma, RM
Purple ebony centre desk - France, 20th century, in the manner of CHARLES TOPINO, XIX century
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fruitwood, Kingwood

Elegant 19th Century Boulle French Antique Centre Table or Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and fine quality Napoleon III French kidney shaped centre table and desk with overall Boulle
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Antique 1880s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

18th Century French Louis XVI Desk or 'Bureau à Dos D'âne'
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant writing desk, known quirkily as a “bureau à dos d’âne” (donkey’s back desk), is
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk
By Pierre Gole
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk called “bureau Mazarin
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Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Pewter

Late 19th Century Ebonised and Brass Inlay Desk by Maison Krieger
By Maison Krieger
Located in Madrid, ES
proportions, late 19th century French Ebonized desk with brass inlay and two brushing slides , by Maison
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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Deco Desks

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Letter Holder in Palisander with Frieze Inlay
Located in Sofia, BG
Letter holder in palisander wood with freeze inlay made in late 19th century in France. Measures
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desk Sets

Materials

Palisander

19th Century French Louis XV Leather Top Rosewood Marquetry & Bronze Ladies Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique rosewood table was crafted in France, circa 1860. The writing table with
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Stunning Inlaid Mahogany Marquetry Bronze Mounted Directoire French Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This desk is absolutely stunning with gorgeous mahogany done in marquetry inlay and bright bronze
Category

Vintage 1920s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Art Deco Desk in Macassar Ebony By Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Art Deco Desk - By Louis Majorelle Exceptional quality Art Deco desk produced in France c1925, in
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Macassar

French Bureau Plat Marquetry Leather Top Desk with Orig. Ormolu Mounts, C. 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
French bureau plat marquetry leather top three drawer desk with hearing bone inlays, three opposite
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Antique 1770s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Large French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An impressive early 19th Century Louis XVI style ebonized desk made in France. This large desk has
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style French Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century French desk with the original tooled leather top now aged to perfection
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Victorian French Inlaid Rosewood Freestanding Bureau/Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French inlaid rosewood freestanding bureau/desk having the original gilt metal
Category

Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Early 20th C. French Louis XV Carved Mahogany and Marble-Top Lady Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or boudoir with this elegant antique lady’s desk. Crafted in France, circa 1900
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Fantastic French 19th Century Boulle Desk with Bronze Mounts
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in New Orleans, LA
This magnificent 19th century tortoiseshell Boulle desk features gorgeous bronze mounts and
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
French porcelain and gilt bronze mounted writing desk French, 19th Century Height 116cm, width
Category

Antique 19th Century French Rococo Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French Art Deco Amboyna Burl Wood Desk with Leather Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Art Deco rectangular desk with Amboyna Burl frame with a gloss finish. This desk features
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Important French Brass Inlaid Paint Decorated Rolltop Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
locks for the best French ebenistes and furniture makers. The desk is a work of art with gorgeous
Category

Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood And Tulipwood Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and elegant French 18th century Louis XV period kingwood and tulipwood inlaid desk
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Paul Sormani French Miniature Cylinder Writing Desk
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French walnut miniature cylinder writing desk with brass mountings and velvet writing
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Kingwood French Louis XV Marquetry Inlaid Cylinder Desk
By François Linke
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Kingwood Marquetry inlay through out, slide out leather surface writing area, brass top gallery
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Antique 1850s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Kingwood

French Bureau Plat of Ebony and Brass Inlay with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
foliate cut brass inlays, with premiere-partie panels set with tortoiseshell grounds and brass inlay work
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

19th Century Grey French Oakwood Partners Desk - Antique Bronze Writing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extendable, antique French partners desk with a white, grey rectangular top, made of hand carved
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Bronze

French 19th Century Charles X Period Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Charles X period Rosewood and brass inlaid desk. The unique and most
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Antique 19th Century French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Boulle Louis XVI Style Mazarin / Desk
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century French Boulle Mazarin desk, having wonderful classical scrolling
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass

French Louis XVI-Style Marquetry Desk / Bureauplatt, with Bronze Dore Mounts
Located in Houston, TX
The exquisite shape of this desk makes it especially desirable. The Marquetry inlay in a floral
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Writing Desk, French, Decorative Centre Table, Louis XV Taste, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writing desk. A French, kingwood reverse breakfront decorative centre table in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

20th Century Imperial French Bureau Plat or Desk by Charles Boulle
Located in Berlin, DE
Imperial French bureau plat or desk by Charles Boulle This model was built by the most important
Category

20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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French Inlay Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic French inlay desk available at 1stDibs. A French inlay desk — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. Find 194 options for an antique or vintage French inlay desk now, or shop our selection of 10 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect French inlay desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A French inlay desk, designed in the Louis XV, Louis XVI or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made French inlay desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by R & Y Augousti, André-Charles Boulle and A. Gargiulo are consistently popular.

How Much is a French Inlay Desk?

The average selling price for a French inlay desk at 1stDibs is $4,350, while they’re typically $160 on the low end and $134,486 for the highest priced.
Questions About French Inlay Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    In 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.