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Napoleon Iii Bureau Plat

Napoleon III Bureau Plat Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A Napoleon III mahogany bureau plat desk on cabriole legs Circa 1890 The desk has been finished
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Antique 1890s Napoleon III Desks

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Mahogany

19th Century French Empire Napoleon III Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Miami, FL
warm patina throughout. This French Empire or Napoleon III desk is stunning having been recently
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks

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Bronze

Petite circa 1880 French Napoleon III Black Lacquer Two-Drawer Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Striking original Antique French Napoleon III Bureau Plat, Writing Table or Ladies Desk
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

19th Century Napoleon III Ladies Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
shaded precious wood, veneered. Extremely fine, floral, bronze fittings. On slanting, curved legs, on all sides with perforated corner fittings. On the other hand, a fully curved, si...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

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Bronze

French Bureau Plat Desk Antique Parquetry Writing Table Napoleon III
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous antique French bureau plat in the Napoleon III manner Features intricate
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Antique Early 1900s Napoleon III Tables

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Wood

Rare Napoleon III French Empire Bureau De Plat Gilt Bronze Writing Table Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Napoleon III French Empire desk with gilt
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat Attributed To Wassmus
Located in Essex, MA
The identical desk and possibly the same one pictured in Les Ebenistes Du XIX Siecle by Denise Ledoux-Lebard. Page 621. Provenance Sothebys London November 27th 1964. A fine desk new...
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Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

19th Century Régence Napoleon III Ebonized Desk/Bureau Plat Stamped Gros/Paris
By Benjamin Gros
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent and rare French 19th century Napoleon III ebonized black lacquer Bureau plat or writing
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Boulle Bureau Plat
By Befort Jeune
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular French 19th century Louis XV style Napoleon III period brass inlaid, tortoise shell
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

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Brass, Ormolu

Antique French Boulle Centre Table Bureau Plat C.1860
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique French Boulle Centre Table Bureau Plat C.1860
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Impressive antique writing desk, ebonized/black around 1870, Napoleon III
Located in Berlin, DE
Impressive antique desk, ebonized around 1870, Napoleon III Elegant bureau plat/desk Extremely
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Recent Sales

French 19th Century Japanese Lacquer Bureau Plat in Napoleon III Style
By Napoléon III
Located in Vilnius, LT
Very rare 19th century French desk in ebony with bronze. French Napoleon III bureau plat - desk. It
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

19c Napoleon III Bureau Plat/Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Prepare to be overwhelmed by this beautiful Napoleon III desk. Ebonized wood embellished with
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

19c Napoleon III Bureau Plat/Desk
19c Napoleon III Bureau Plat/Desk
H 31.5 in W 51.5 in D 30.5 in
French Napoleon III Style Ebonized Bureau Plat
Located in Astoria, NY
Napoleon III style ebonized bureau plat, the desk with foliate decoration to the top within striped
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

19th Century Napoleon III Period Bureau Plat
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century Napoleon III period bureau plat, veneered throughout in kingwood and tulip wood
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Napoleon III Style Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Leather top with Bronze Ormolu ,French Polish Bureau Plat Finish on all sides ,Fitted with
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Napoleon III Style Bureau Plat
Napoleon III Style Bureau Plat
H 29 in W 39 in D 23 in
Bureau Plat Desk Napoleon III, France, circa 1870
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Ornate worked Bureau plat desk from the Napoleon III period out of France, circa 1870. The graceful
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Palisander, Rosewood, Spruce

Napoleon III Pietre Dure Bureau Plat by Gros
By Jean-Louis-Benjamin Gros
Located in New Orleans, LA
Embodying luxury and masterful craftsmanship, this incredible Napoleon III-period bureau plat an
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

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Marble, Ormolu

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French mahogany Napoleon III desk or ‘bureau plat’ with brass details and trim to the panels and
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

19th Century French Napoleon III Mahogany Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An excellent quality French mahogany Napoleon III desk with brass detailing to the drawers and
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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Napoleon III Louis XV Style Marquetry Desk Bureau Plat
Located in London, by appointment only
An elegant 19th century marquetry and ormolu bureau plat desk, the shaped top with central
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Antique French Fine Quality Napoleon III Mahogany Bureau Plat, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French fine quality Napoleon III mahogany bureau plat, circa 1880.
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Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Napoleon III French Desk Antique Bureau Plat, 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous French Napoleon III antique desk and two chair set Chairs perfectly match the desk so
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Antique 1890s Desks

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Other

Napoleon III French Desk Antique Bureau Plat 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous French Napoleon III antique desk and two chair set Chairs perfectly match the desk so
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Antique 1890s Desks

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Other

Very Fine and Large Napoleon III Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A very fine and large Napoleon III kingwood bureau plat, The leather-inset top with rounded ends
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Napoleon III Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Rosewood Parquetry Bureau Plat
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This elegant bureau plat of attractive smaller proportions is surmounted by a shaped gilt-tooled
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Louis XVI Napoleon Italian Rosewood 5 Drawers Writing Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Carimate, Como
A very good quality Italian 20th century Napoleon 3 / Louis XVI style rosewood bureau plat writing
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Late 20th Century Italian Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Fantastic Bureau Plat, Napoleon III style, dating on the 1880´s / 1900´s
Located in Greding, DE
Fantastic Bureau Plat, ladies desk, Napoleon III style, dating on the 1880´s / 1900´s. Very
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Antique 1890s French Desks and Writing Tables

French Bureau Plat Desk, Stamped Grohé
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French ebonized Napoleon III period, Louis XV style bureau plat. Bronze sabot feet, tapered legs
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

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Bronze

French Bureau Plat Desk, Stamped Grohé
French Bureau Plat Desk, Stamped Grohé
H 29.25 in W 55 in D 32.25 in
Bureau Plat á Gradin with Napoleonic Theme
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful French bureau plat á gradin Second Empire period writing desk, circa 1870s. Figuring
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Ormolu and Pietra Dura Mounted Ebonized Bureau Plat
Located in Bradenton, FL
French Ormolu and Pietra Dura Mounted Ebonized Bureau Plat. French bureau plat circa 1860 with 36
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

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Marble, Bronze

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French mahogany Napoleon III desk or ‘bureau plat’ with brass details and trim to the panels and
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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

A 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in London, GB
A Napoleon III Period walnut bureau plat in the Louis XV style, the shaped top retaining its
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

French Napoleon III Period Marquetry Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
This stunning French Napoleon III period marquetry bureau plat desk was crafted from the finest
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Vintage Fruitwood Leather Topped Extending Bureau De Plat Desk Writing Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Napoleon III French Empire style Bureau De Plat
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20th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Fruitwood

French Mahogany Napoleon III Bureau Plat
Located in Salisbury, GB
A French mahogany Napoleon III bureau plat with brass edged top and inset red leather. On turned
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Antique 1870s Desks and Writing Tables

French Mahogany Napoleon III Bureau Plat
French Mahogany Napoleon III Bureau Plat
H 29.53 in W 45.67 in D 27.17 in
French Mahogany Napoleon III Bureau Plat
Located in Salisbury, GB
A French mahogany Napoleon III bureau plat with brass edged top and inset red leather. On turned
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Antique 1870s Desks and Writing Tables

French Mahogany Napoleon III Bureau Plat
French Mahogany Napoleon III Bureau Plat
H 29.53 in W 45.67 in D 27.17 in
Napoleon III Bureau Plat
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
A fine contre-partie (tortoiseshell on brass) and gilt-bronze rectangular form bureau plat in the
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Napoleon III Bureau Plat
Napoleon III Bureau Plat
H 31.5 in W 45 in D 27.5 in
Napoleon III Bureau Plat
Located in New Orleans, LA
Louis XVI style, black lacquer writing table with gilt mounds and red leather top.
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Napoleon III Bureau Plat
Napoleon III Bureau Plat
H 30.25 in W 41.5 in D 25 in
Napoleon III Bureau Plat
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful, inlaid wood top with floral design
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Napoleon III Bureau Plat
Napoleon III Bureau Plat
H 29.75 in W 37.75 in D 24.5 in
Napoleon III Ebony Bureau Plat
Located in London, GB
French Napoleon III Ebony Bureau Plat with Brass Line Inlay. Later rectangular leather insert top
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Napoleon III Ebony Bureau Plat
Napoleon III Ebony Bureau Plat
H 28.35 in W 63.39 in D 35.83 in
NAPOLEON III BOULLE BUREAU PLAT
Located in Natchez, MS
French Napoleon III Boulle Bureau Plat with ormolu mounts and ebony inlaid brass. Exceptional
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Ormolu

NAPOLEON III BOULLE BUREAU PLAT
NAPOLEON III BOULLE BUREAU PLAT
H 30.5 in W 49.25 in D 33.5 in
Napoleon III Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in San Francisco, CA
Napoleon III Mahogany Bureau Plat France Circa 1850 the rectangular top with
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Napoleon III Mahogany Bureau Plat
Napoleon III Mahogany Bureau Plat
H 31.5 in W 56.5 in D 27 in
Napoleon III Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
Napoleon III Mahogany Bureau Plat with Ormulu Mounts, France, Circa 1875 Note: The
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Napoleon III Mahogany Bureau Plat
Napoleon III Mahogany Bureau Plat
H 30 in W 63 in D 33.5 in
French Napoleon III Neo-Classical Bureau Plat
Located in London, GB
French Napoleon III Neo-Classical Plum-Pudding Mahogany Bureau Plat with Neo-Classical Ormolu
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

19th Century Napoleon III Colored Woods Gilded Bronzes Bureau Plat
Located in Tricase, Italia
France, 19th century. Napoleon III writing table with a beautiful serpentine shape, inlaid with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Napoleon III Mahogany Bureau Plat, France, Mid 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Napoleon III Mahogany Bureau Plat on Tapered Legs with Gold-Embossed Inset Green Leather Top and
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

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Ormolu

Napoleon III Black Lacquered Bureau Plat with Ormolu Mounts
Located in London, GB
French Napoleon III black lacquered bureau plat of generous proportions, with well cast ormolu
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

19C Napoleon III Ebonized Bureau Plat with Tan Leather
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ebonized wood desk with tan leather top and gold tooled border. Intricately carved hardware on 2 drawers and feet of gracefully curved legs. Attractive from the back as well, allow...
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Handsome French Napoleon III Neoclassical Black Lacquer Bureau Plat, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
French Napoleon III neoclassical black lacquer and bronze mounted bureau plat with mahogany linings
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Antique 1880s French Desks

French Napoleon III, Louis XV Style Black Lacquered Bureau Plat, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
A magnificent French Napoleon III, Louis XV style black lacquered bureau plat, circa 1870. The
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

French Napoleon III Burr Walnut Neo Classical Bureau Plat With Ormolu Mounts
Located in London, GB
Elegant French Napoleon III burr walnut neo-classical bureau plat with ormolu mounts c1870. The
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

French Mahogany and Brass Bureau Plat
Located in London, GB
Elegantly proportioned French Napoleon III Mahogany Bureau Plat circa 1880. Leather topped with
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

French Mahogany and Brass Bureau Plat
French Mahogany and Brass Bureau Plat
H 30 in W 47.2 in D 24.8 in
French Kingwood Parquetry Bureau Plat with Rococo Ormolu Mounts c.1870
Located in London, GB
A very fine French Napoleon III kingwood parquetry bureau plat with Rococo ormolu mounts c.1870
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

French Louis XIV Style Pewter Inlaid Rosewood Bureau Plat, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
An exquisite French Napoleon III period pewter inlaid rosewood bureau plat in the Louis XIV Mazarin
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Pewter

Napoleon III Writing Table from the Asemblee Nationale
Located in New York, NY
Napoleon III Mahogany and Brass Inlaid Bureau Plat, Late 19th Century, with an "Assemblee
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

French Writing Table / Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Napoleon III ebonized bureau plat with distressed red leather. France 3rd Quarter of the 19th
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

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Wood, Leather

French Writing Table / Desk
French Writing Table / Desk
H 31 in W 62 in D 29 in
Late 19th Century Napoleon III Rosewood Leather Bronze French Bureau Plat
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Beautiful French bureau plat, Napoleon III, late 19th century. Rosewood, bronze details, leather
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Napoleon III Mahogany & Tulipwood Bureau Plat, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
A Napoleon III ormolu mounted mahogany and tulipwood bureau plat, with a gilt tooled black leather
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Antique 1890s French Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany, Tulipwood

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Directoire Maison Jansen style desk. Label inside drawer inscribed "A. Alavoine and Co., NY and Paris." Leather inset writing surface, drawer fronts with contrasting veneer.
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Bronze

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the napoleon iii bureau plat you’re looking for. Each napoleon iii bureau plat for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and animal skin. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer napoleon iii bureau plat, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each napoleon iii bureau plat bearing Louis XV hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one napoleon iii bureau plat that is appealing in its simplicity, but Befort Jeune and Jean-Louis-Benjamin Gros produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Napoleon Iii Bureau Plat?

A napoleon iii bureau plat can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $12,770, while the lowest priced sells for $2,761 and the highest can go for as much as $198,500.

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