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18th Century George II Writing Bureau
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century George II mahogany ladies writing bureau topped by brass pierced gallery. The sloped
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Antique Mid-18th Century Irish George II Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian 18th century satin walnut bureau desk writing table. Veneer on oak and elm
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
. The iconic Coco chancel lived with a Rococo writing desk just like this one and indeed this Bureau
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Maple Secretary Desk Writing Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite and Rare antique American Chippendale Period secretary writing desk or Escritoire. Made
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Antique 18th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple

Antique Georgian early 18th Century cross banded walnut bureau desk writing tabl
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian walnut and fruitwood drop well bureau desk writing table early 18th Century. This
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A mid to late 18th century Dutch marquetry bureau of bombe form and of exceptional quality. The
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau
H 41.74 in W 48.43 in D 25.6 in
18th Century French Cherrywood 'Bureau de Pente' Slant Top Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
graceful and functional bureau de pente from the late 18th century, this cherrywood slant top writing desk
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Bureau Having Well Figured Fall Flap Above Four Long Drawers
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XV bureau plat, France, 18th-19th century. The bureau plat is decorated with beautiful
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat
18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat
H 29.53 in W 51.19 in D 28.35 in
Chinese Export 18th Century Lacquer Bureau on Stand
Located in London, GB
A fine and rare mid 18th century Chinese Export lacquer bureau on stand. Probably made in Canton
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Georgian Writing Bureau Desk
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique Period Georgian writing bureau. This was made in England, it dates from around the
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Early 18th Century Oak Bureau
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 18th century oak bureau, the fall opening to reveal a lovely fitted interior with various
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Antique 1740s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Early 18th Century Oak Bureau
Early 18th Century Oak Bureau
H 40.5 in W 35 in D 20 in
18th Century French Regence Walnut Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 18th century French Regence Bureau Plat. Four drawers, with pieced leather top with
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Antique 18th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and very high quality French 18th century Louis XV period Tulipwood, Kingwood, and
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat An 18th century
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Painted Oak Bureau Bible Box on Stand
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A wonderful characterful late 18th century portable painted carved oak bureau or bible box on a
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Antique 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

18th Century Louis XV Wood French Writing Table
Located in IT
, in the 18th century, Louis XV period. It has a refined veneer in wood and a sliding shade, very rare
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

18th Century Louis XV Wood French Writing Table
18th Century Louis XV Wood French Writing Table
H 35.44 in W 24.41 in D 15.75 in
French Boulle Bureau Plat / Library Table, Late 18th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Charleston, SC
Exceptional French Boulle bureau plat has the English feel of a library table with the four rams
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XVI Mahogany and Brass Mounted Bureau a Cylindre, Late 18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The desk with a 1/4 cylinder top that opens to reveal a leather writing surface with pigeon holes
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
bronze- Ormolu - (from French 'or moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th century English
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Antique 1870s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

18th C. Continental Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Plat W Gilt Bronze Ormolu
Located in Southampton, NY
18th C. Continental Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Plat with Gilt Bronze Ormolu sourced by
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Antique 18th Century European 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

Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic
Located in West Hollywood, CA
, West Hollywood Melrose Ave La Cienega Blvd . Bureau 18th Century, this is a Cartonnier desk to write
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top With Fitted Interior.
Located in High Wycombe, GB
18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top Reveals A Fitted Interior with Drawers
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

18th Century Veneered and Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XV Writing Desk
Located in IT
The elegant antique north Italian (Genoa) Louis XV period writing desk, called also bureau plat, is
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Doge Bureau with Red Chinoiserie
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
Furniture by using the very best 18th Century Craftsmanship Venetian Techniques, passed down through the
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2010s Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

18th Century Provencal Hand Carved Walnut Wood Antique Writing Desk Side Table
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Beautiful 18th century Provençal Continental table in walnut and Fruitwood with center drawer
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Lacquered and Veneered Bureau de Dame, 18th to 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Petite in stature with three slides over two drawers. Probably originally had a superstructure because there are visible patches where something would have been attached. It might al...
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Louis Revival Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table 19th C
Located in London, GB
or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a
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Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Small Oak Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
A rare 18th century oak bureau of particularly small and diminutive proportions. the fall with a
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Antique Early 18th Century English George II Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Small Oak Bureau
Small Oak Bureau
H 33.5 in W 27 in D 18 in
George I Walnut Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality early 18th century George I walnut bureau, having a fall front opening
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Antique Early 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

George I Walnut Bureau
George I Walnut Bureau
H 39.38 in W 38.98 in D 21.26 in
George II Walnut & Oyster Veneer Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
leather writing surface. Below this the bureau has an arrangement of four graduated drawers, each with
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

George II Walnut & Oyster Veneer Bureau
George II Walnut & Oyster Veneer Bureau
H 41.74 in W 37.8 in D 20.48 in
Small Queen Anne Period Walnut Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
A most enchanting Queen Anne period burr walnut bureau of highly desirable small proportions and
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Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Small Queen Anne Period Walnut Bureau
Small Queen Anne Period Walnut Bureau
H 35 in W 29 in D 19.5 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Writing Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality, impressive 18th century style Kingwood Bureau plat, in the manner of Zweiner
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Amaranth Bureau Plat
By Philippe Claude Montigny
Located in Kittery Point, ME
In the style of Montigny (Philippe-Claude Montigny, mai^tre in 1770), the rectangular tooled leather-lined top surrounded with a later ormolu border, above two frieze drawers and sim...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Tulipwood Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive late 18th century French writing desk with a tooled black leather top, probably original
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Tulipwood

Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bureau Plat
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Orleans, LA
writing desk, or bureau plat, is a stunning 19th century example of this treasured decorative art
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood Bureau en Pente, attributed to Migeon
By Pierre Migeon
Located in Kittery Point, ME
similar model stamped but without its mounts, see Christie's sale 1519, New York 17-18 May 2005, Lot 514.
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Original Walnut Queen Anne Secretary Desk /Bureau
Located in Pomona, CA
An original Queen Anne period writing desk, circa 1720. Fantastic patina on it's original walnut
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Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Marquetry Desk
Located in San Antonio, TX
An exceptional French 18th century Louis XVI Period Marquetry Desk. This desk is known as a “bureau
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Cartonnier, Antoine Krieger
By Antoine Krieger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style bureau plat (Desk - Writing Table - Ladies Desk
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat After Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted inlaid parquetry bureau plat
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
170 rue du Faubourg St. Antoine. Taking 18th century styles as his starting point and adapting earlier
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau-François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
. Taking 18th century styles as his starting point and adapting earlier styles to contemporary taste, Linke
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Scottish, George III Mahogany and Sycamore Banded Cylinder Bureau
Located in Woodbury, CT
Scottish George III mahogany and sycamore banded cylinder bureau / desk. The revolving cover
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Sycamore, Satinwood, Yew, Burl

Majestic French Bureau Plat Desk According to Andre C. Boulle
Located in Berlin, DE
Root veneer on solid beech and oak. Extremely finely chiselled bronze. Three-wheeled frame base with wide knee-section on four cabriole legs with forward looking, imposing Espagnolet...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Majestic French Bureau Plat Desk antique According to Andre C. Boulle bronzed
Located in Berlin, DE
Root veneer on solid beech and oak. Extremely finely chiselled bronze. Slightly protruding, profiled tabletop and gold-imprinted leather insert, flanked by a grotesque mask on each c...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Parquetry, Ormolu and Leather Bureau Plat by Ross
By Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
Antique parquetry, ormolu and leather bureau plat by Ross English, 19th Century Height 76cm
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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume A mid-18th century ladies
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Antique 1750s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Bureau Plat
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Forney, TX
18th century artisan was a specialist in varnished veneers, reproducing the effects of lacquer from the
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20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and extremely high quality French 18th century Louis XV period Kingwood, Tulipwood
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A magnificent and very rare Régence style marquetry inlaid grand bureau plat or writing desk
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
H 37.41 in W 87.8 in D 43.31 in
Louis XVI Mahogany And Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat By Martin Carlin
Located in Essex, MA
This desk is by one of the finest makers in France during the fourth quarter of the 18th century
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

1750s Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Lady Desk, by Adrien DELORME
By Adrien Delorme
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Dating back to the Louis XV period, this exquisite petite writing table bears the hallmark of
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

18th Century French Louis XIII Style Barley Twist Desk with Green Leather Top
Located in Birmingham, AL
A fine 18th century carved French Louis XIII style bureau plat or desk handcrafted of solid oak by
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

A fine 18th century Regence kingwood and gilt bronze mounted Louis XV desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine Regence period 18th c leather top bureau plat. Kingwood with fine gilt bronze mounts. Black
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Louis XVI desk with sheath legs.
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Beautifully scaled mahogany and mahogany veneer bureau plat from the Louis XVI period Double-sided
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Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Tulipwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
Kirschenbach are illustrated in Le Mobilier Francais du 18th Century by Kjellberg and Le Ebenistes du 18th
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Writing Table
By Jean-Henri Riesener, François Linke, Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Forney, TX
. Born in France in the early 19th century, possibly during the late 18th century Louis XVI period, most
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

Antique Louis Revival Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze mounted amaranth bureau plat, Circa
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Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

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18th Century Writing Bureau For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic 18th century writing bureau available at 1stDibs. Each 18th century writing bureau for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 18th century writing bureau — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right 18th century writing bureau, those designed in Georgian, Louis XV and Louis XVI styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made 18th century writing bureau over the years, but those crafted by A. Caron, Adrien Delorme and Hazard are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a 18th Century Writing Bureau?

A 18th century writing bureau can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $7,425, while the lowest priced sells for $444 and the highest can go for as much as $146,175.