Ormolu Desks and Writing Tables

A magnificent and high quality French 19th century Napoleon III Period Regence st. Ebonized Fruitwood, Leather and Ormolu Boulle desk. This stunning three drawer desk is raised by fo...

A handsome and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Ebony, Brass and Ormolu desk. This wonderful Bureau Plat is designed in the Boulle st. while raised on four cabriole Ebon...

A striking French 19th Century Louis XV st. Napoleon III period ebony, brass inlaid and ormolu mounted Boulle desk. The two drawer desk is raised by cabriole legs elegantly decorated...

An exceptional and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood and tulipwood side table/writing desk, signed F. Linke. The table is raised by elegant slender cabriole legs with wrap around foliate ormolu sabots and fine chutes which extend upwards to richly chased foliate corner mounts in a striking satin and burnished finish. The scalloped shaped frieze displays one drawer with a unique and finely chased central crab mount and two scrolled foliate handles set on a lovely quarter veneered...

An impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk, stamped by Francois Linke. This stunning single drawer desk is raised by four tapered round Maho...

An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, kingwood and ormolu kidney shaped writing desk. The desk is raised by slender circular tapered fluted legs with fine foliate to...

This freestanding writing table has a rectangular leather inset top surmounted by a gallery with an openwork ormolu grille and four columns. The frieze has one long and two short mah...

A Louis XVI style gilt bronze and Jasperware mounted mahogany Bureau plat. Stamped 'FOURNIER' to the reverse of the bronze mount to the drawer apron. . This fine bureau plat or...

19th Century English Regency Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Table or Desk. Elegant Regency writing table, the top with an inset black leather writing surface framed with burlwood veneer and surrounded by a gilt bronze edge, on a giltwood base with a black leather foot rest...

A Gilt-Bronze Mounted Burr Walnut Writing Table, Probably by Gillows. The rectangular top has a gilt-bronze surround above a serpentine frieze fronted by a central drawer. The corn...

A fabulous 19th Century French Empire style well figured mahogany office desk, finely hand carved and of exceptional quality with rich patination, grain and decorated profusely with ...

A fine Regence style gilt-bronze mounted parquetry bureau plat, in the manner of Charles Cressent. This fine parquetry inlaid bureau plat has a too...

A rare and very fine quality 19th century French bureau plat by renowned Parisian ébéniste Maison Forest. Maison Forest is one of the most famous french cabinetmakers of the 19th a...

19th Century glossy ebonized Louis XV style bureau plat with lovely bronze ormolu and black leather top with gilded embossing.

A very rare 19th Century well figured mahogany and kingwood leather top ladies writing desk of neat proportions, exceptional quality with rich patination and grain. This stunning pi...

Dimensions: 60.5 inches high x 30.5 inches wide x 16.5 inches deep Absolutely exceptional antique 19th century French Louis XVI style secretaire à abattant by Henri Picard, a piece ...

Sophisticated French elegance at its finest, we offer this rare Belle Époque period light and graceful bonheur du jour (writing table - petite / lady's desk) with beautifully aged patina. Finely hand crafted in France in the early 20th century, finished in luxurious Louis XV taste, this exceptionally executed Parisian work features exotic Kingwood parquetry inlays, an exquisitely shaped cartonnier (an ornamental box...

Highly important and palatial Napoleon III Louis XV Revival Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour by Charles Guillaume Diehl, Designed by Jean Brandely, The Marquetry by E. Varlot, Paris. The rarity & importance of this magnificent piece cannot be overstated, it is without question one of the finest examples you will see. Originally commissioned for European nobility as a statement of love and marital grandeur. Incorporating the finest & rarest veneers and timbers of the time, including Harewood, Thuya, Purpleheart, palm wood and tulipwood. The beautifully shaped ormolu gallery on the top, gracefully curving outwards inset with fretted heart shapes highlight the incredible attention to detail that flow throughout this majestic piece. The upper section set either side with ormolu mounted fluted pilasters, aside two doors both individually set with masculine & feminine central marquetry panels of the most supreme quality, as you would expect from the master E. Varlot. The colors incorporated in the inlay are outstanding to behold, simply perfection. Opening to reveal the double top & bottom lock, engraved with Diehl's mark and address. Internally veneered in Rosewood of the richest color with one shelf. With two drawers below the doors, both veneered on the inside with Sycamore, one fitted for inkwells. The ormolu edged writing flap again centrally set with both a male & female figure now seated, holding hands with the lady holding a Mandoline, a true sign of happiness & love. The writing flap opening to reveal the original richly tooled velvet leather surface. The stand with one central frieze drawer, again lined inside with rosewood and with a top and bottom lock. On ormolu-mounted fluted legs. This grand Museum Quality masterpiece is in excellent condition for its age. Charles Guillaume Diehl (1811-1885) was of Germanic origins, he is considered among the most important & influential of cabinetmakers of the 19th century. He was born in Steinbach, Germany later moving to France, establishing his atelier in Paris in 1840, at the 3, Rue de Thorigny and then at the 170, Rue Saint...

A high quality and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Breccia marble center table/desk, attributed to Francois Linke. This truly impressive center t...

A very handsome Swedish Empire, Karl Johan salon table of fine Cuban mahogany with satinwood banding, carved and ebonized center pillar on quatre-form base ending in saber feet, with ormolu appliqués...

Louis XVI Style Kingwood Bureau Plat, with ormolu mounts, pierced galleried top and burgundy leather inset writing surface above three drawers on four cabriole legs. 30.5" H x 40.75...

A Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Tulipwood Parquetry and Figural Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Desk with Figures of Ram-Heads. The lockplate by Thomas Elsley Lt...

Louis XV style ormolu-mounted writing table by Haentgés Frères, Paris, circa 1890. This exceptional French antique table features magnificent parquetry veneer. This piece is an exceptional French antique bureau...

A Fine French Late 19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat or Writing Table in the Manner of Leon Message c.1890 The piece is of complex double serpentine form and vene...

An impressive French mid-19th century Louis Philippe period flamed Mahogany and ormolu secretary circa 1840. The ten drawer secretary is raised by elegant topie shaped feet below the...

A very fine Mid-20th Century fruitwood bureau plat, fabulously carved, ormolu mounted, cross banded and inlaid throughout. The moulded, serpentine top of rectangular form with fluted ormolu mounted border with intricate scroll, ruffle and foliate detail to the corners and is fitted with a gorgeous green gilt embossed tooled leather writing skiver surface with a beautiful gilt foliate and scroll motif to the central reserve. Raised over serpentine single drawer frieze flanked with two short drawers, all cross...

A stunning and unique French 19th century Louis XV st. ebony, tortoiseshell, brass, and leather Boulle st. desk. The desk is raised by four elegant cabriole legs with fine fitted fol...

French Louis XV-style (19th Century) kingwood veneer end table with 2 drawer (top drawer for writing) with an inlaid top and gilt bronze trim.

A stunning antique French writing table, also known as an escritoire. This dates from around the 1930’s. It is has a very beautiful and useful design, with a very elegant form. Ther...

Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted writing desk by Poteau French, late 19th century Size: Height 78cm, width 180cm, depth 87cm This beautiful Louis XV style writing desk is rais...

A fabulous 19th century burr walnut side table or desk of gorgeous quality, finely hand carved, ormolu mounted and line inlaid throughout with beautifully rich patination and fine gr...

The identical desk and possibly the same one pictured in Les Ebenistes Du XIX Siecle by Denise Ledoux-Lebard. Page 621. Provenance Sothebys London Nove...

French Louis XV style (19th Century) kingwood table desk with parquetry inlay and floral marquetry border and a single drawer with gilt bronze trim (signed: LINKE)

Unusual Transition style marquetry and gilt bronze double sided writing desk French, early 20th Century Height 98cm, width 130cm, depth 94c...

A magnificent French 19th century Louis XV style flamed mahogany and ormolu Bureau plat desk. The desk is raised by handsome cabriole legs with exquisitely chased ormolu acanthus lea...

A Very Important "Table De Salon" or "Table des Muses", after the design by Alfred Beurdeley An amarante, satine, burr, stained and fruitwood marquetry on sycamore veneers with one...

Antique French Napoleon Brass Ormolu Mounted 3 Drawer Writing Desk Antique French Napoleon III writing desk, made of mahogany wood, covered with remarkable marquetry veneers and fin...

A unique and very high quality French 19th century Transitional st. mahogany and ormolu cabinet/secretary desk. The secretary is raised by most elegant slender cabriole legs with beautiful finely detailed foliate sabots and scrolled foliate corner mounts. At the center is one drawer with fine ormolu pulls and a striking pierced foliate family crest shaped keyhole escutcheon. The drop down front displays a stunning intricately detailed hand painted scene of beautiful maidens seated outside playing with baby sheep while being courted by a boy. The painting is framed within a mottled ormolu band with fine circulate rosettes and additional charming hand painting scenes at each side. The drop down front opens to reveal two drawers, five pull out shelves, a fitted green felt writing surface, and all original hardware. Striking richly chased interlocking berried laurel branches lead up each side to stunning intricately detailed tied swaging floral garlands. Above is a most decorative burl wood inlay framed...

A Nice Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat The rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing-surface within a molded border, above a quarter-veneered serpentine frieze, three drawers to the front and three simulated drawers to the reverse, each drawer with acanthus scroll handles, the sides centered with a floral motif, the cabriole legs mounted with sea shell bronze...

A rare example of a French Louis XV style bureau plat with fitted cabinet back. A handsome piece that has fine quality, bold brass mounts and is of exceptional quality. France, Circ...

A wonderful and most elegant French 19th century Empire st. flame Mahogany, Ormolu and Leather desk. This exceptional desk is raised by eight Mahogany legs with superbly detailed Orm...

Early 20th century French Empire style roll-top desk French, Early 20th Century Height 113cm, width 84cm, depth 62cm This charming roll-top desk is crafted from ormolu mounted hardw...

Antique Mid-19th century ebonised wood, gilt bronze and Pietra Dura desk, French, c. 1860s Dimensions: Height 77cm, width 134cm, depth 78cm This ...

A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu desk, in the style of François Linke. The exceptional desk is raised by elegant cabriole le...

A very good quality late 19th Century French Mahogany bureau plat in the style of Louis XVI. Having an inset leather top, a frieze drawer, gilded ormolu mounts and raised on elegant ...

French gilt bronze and marquetry writing desk after Cressent. French, late 19th century Measures: height 79cm, width 134cm, depth 76cm This very fine desk was retailed by the celebrated English retailers Edwards & Roberts and was designed and crafted in France in the manner of Charles Cressent, who worked during the early eighteenth century in the Régence style. The desk is crafted from rich dark wood finished with chequerboard marquetry and fixed with gilt bronze mounts. The desk features a flat tabletop bordered in gilt bronze, which is raised above an apron and four cabriole legs. The apron features three drawers to the front, each affixed with gilt bronze mounts in a foliate style and modelled as theatrical masks, while the sides of the apron are affixed with gilt bronze grotesques...

A Fantastic Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Parquetry Bureau Plat The rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing-surface within a molded border and...

French 19th century mahogany travel writing desk French, 19th century Measures: Height 94cm, width 53cm, depth 18cm This fine and delicate des...

a Louis XV style Second Empire (Napoleon III) small writing desk / table (lectern, stand, or podium) of fruitwood and kingwood, with an embossed gilt green leather slant-front writin...

A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period mahogany, ormolu and leather desk, signed Henry Dasson 1877. The desk is raised by elegant...

A fine quality late 19th Century French LOUIS XVI style, Sevres style porcelain mounted Bonheur du jour. Having an inset white marble top, ormolu gallery + mounts. Three drawers abov...

A very impressive and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Rosewood, ormolu, and Rouge Royale marble center table/desk by Theodore Millet...

A FINE PAIR OF REGENCY ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID ROSEWOOD BONHEUR-DU-JOURS ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN MCLEAN, CIRCA 1810. Each with a galleried super structure fitted with two drawers...

A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, brass, ormolu, and Sarrancolin marble cylinder desk. The desk is raised by slender circular tapered fluted legs with beauti...

A stunning and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Gris St. Anne marble center table/desk, attributed to François Linke. This wonderful single dra...

Louis XVI style mahogany, satinwood, ebony and ormolu writing desk by Donald Ross English, Late 19th Century Height 73cm, width 108cm, depth 64cm This excellent piece, a table à écrire, or writing desk, was made by Donald Ross, an important English maker active in the late nineteenth century, in the manner of Jean-Henri Riesener, the renowned, highly acclaimed and towering ébéniste of the Louis XVI period in France. It features a rectangular top surface mounted with a gilt-bronze edge, in which is set a finely tooled gilt leather surface. This, like the frieze drawers around the sides, is set within a lattice veneer parquetry border. The table is divided by a central ormolu appliqué...

An important and most handsome French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu desk, modeled after Charles Cressent. This stunning Bureau Plat desk is attributed to c...

A striking and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and ormolu desk. The desk is raised by fine topie shaped feet with striking fitted ormolu acanthus leaf sabots ...

Porcelain and ormolu mounted bonheur du jour by Donald Ross. English, late 19th century. Measures: height 136cm, width 108cm, depth 62cm This beautifu...

A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole legs with rich wrap around ormolu sabots. Ormolu ...