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Louis XVI Style Ebonised Writing Desk
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Louis XVI Style Ebonised Writing Desk

1920 - 1940
Sold 21 May 2025 · Merchant House Antiques
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Description

Quality early 20th Century French Louis XVI style writing desk.

Dating to around the 1930’s with original brass mounts and leather inserts and two pull out slides with original leathers. With two keys and working locks.

This piece can free stand in a room as polished on all sides.

H: 77 cm (30 5/16")

W: 130 cm (51 3/16")

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Merchant House Antiques has dated this Louis XVI Ebonised Writing Desk to the 1930s.

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SA998974
Dealers Internal Reference
Mha0521/0970/2230
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Description
Quality early 20th Century French Louis XVI style writing desk.
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Dating to around the 1930’s with original brass mounts and leather inserts and two pull out slides with original leathers.
Merchant House Antiques

With two keys and working locks.

This piece can free stand in a room as polished on all sides.

H: 77 cm (30 5/16")

W: 130 cm (51 3/16")

Date of Manufacture

Merchant House Antiques has dated this Louis XVI Ebonised Writing Desk to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA998974
Dealers Internal Ref
Mha0521/0970/2230
Merchant House Antiques
Merchant House Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Apr 2008

4th generation of antiques specialists. Expert in quality 19th century european furniture - specialists in farmhouse tables.

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A rectangular ebonised writing desk featuring a leather inset top, multiple drawers with brass trim, and tapering fluted legs. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A rectangular ebonised writing desk featuring a leather inset top, multiple drawers with brass trim, and tapering fluted legs. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Louis XVI Style Ebonised Writing Desk

Archive II A rectangular ebonised writing desk featuring a leather inset top, multiple drawers with brass trim, and tapering fluted legs. View II
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Merchant House Antiques

Merchant House Antiques
Telephone 07768 960144
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Cotswold and Devon
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/merchant
Verified Since Apr 2008
Items For Sale 94
Items Sold 4,220
Merchant House Antiques
Merchant House Antiques
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Location: Cotswold and Devon, United Kingdom, , By appointment only.
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A rectangular ebonised writing desk featuring a leather inset top, multiple drawers with brass trim, and tapering fluted legs.
Louis XVI style ebonised writing desk
Ref: SA998974
A rectangular ebonised writing desk featuring a leather inset top, multiple drawers with brass trim, and tapering fluted legs.
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  • ObjectDesks
  • Period1920 - 1940
  • StyleLouis XVI
  • MaterialWood, Leather, Brass
  • ColourBlack
  • MotifsTapering fluted legs, Brass ormolu mounts, Leather inset top, Multiple frieze drawers

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The Louis XVI style is characterised by a return to classical symmetry, straight lines, geometric forms, and restrained ornamentation influenced by Greco-Roman discoveries.

These pieces typically feature solid hardwood frames such as mahogany or oak, often ebonised or veneered, with hand-cut dovetail joints in the drawers and brass or gilt-bronze mounts.

Authentic pieces exhibit period-appropriate joinery, hand-forged or cast hardware, natural ageing on the leather and wood surfaces, and traditional finishing methods such as french polishing.

Pair the dark wood finish with modern minimalist seating and neutral walls to create a sophisticated contrast that highlights the classical proportions and metallic details.

Maintain the piece by keeping it away from direct sunlight and heat sources, dusting regularly with a soft dry cloth, and occasionally nourishing the wooden surfaces with traditional beeswax.
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