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18th Century George II Writing Bureau
18th Century George II Writing Bureau

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

Category

Mid-18th Century Irish George II Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Bureau

Located in London, GB

A superb antique burr walnut writing bureau, made in England and dating from the 1920-30’s. It is

Category

1920s British Georgian Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Leather, Walnut

19th Century Swedish Country Folk Art Writing Bureau
19th Century Swedish Country Folk Art Writing Bureau

19th Century Swedish Country Folk Art Writing Bureau

Located in Kramfors, SE

Country home writing bureau in folk art from northern Sweden. The bureau is from around 1820 to

Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Pine

Fine circa 1800 Pollad Oak Writing Bureau Desk Claw & Ball Hand Carved Legs
Fine circa 1800 Pollad Oak Writing Bureau Desk Claw & Ball Hand Carved Legs

Fine circa 1800 Pollad Oak Writing Bureau Desk Claw & Ball Hand Carved Legs

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

writing bureau with ornately hand carved claw & ball feet. This has to be the best looking bureau I

Category

Early 1800s English George III Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Oak

19th Century Handcrafted Pine Swedish Writing Bureau with Dragged Paint
19th Century Handcrafted Pine Swedish Writing Bureau with Dragged Paint

19th Century Handcrafted Pine Swedish Writing Bureau with Dragged Paint

Located in Mckinney, TX

Classic Swedish provincial form with a beautifully timeworn presence. This slant-top bureau retains

Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Pine, Paint

Victorian Figured Walnut Ladies Writing Bureau or Bonheur de Jour
Victorian Figured Walnut Ladies Writing Bureau or Bonheur de Jour

Victorian Figured Walnut Ladies Writing Bureau or Bonheur de Jour

Located in Montreal, QC

complemented by delicate inlays. It is diminutive and interestingly designed. Instead of a fixed writing slope

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1860s English Victorian Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Wood

English Decorative Chinoiserie Bureau Writing Desk
English Decorative Chinoiserie Bureau Writing Desk

English Decorative Chinoiserie Bureau Writing Desk

Located in Staffordshire, GB

Circa 1900 English decorative chinoiserie bureau writing desk - Bonheur Du Jour. Great colour and

Category

Early 1900s English Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Hardwood

English 19thC Mahogany Chinoiserie Bureau Writing Desk
English 19thC Mahogany Chinoiserie Bureau Writing Desk

English 19thC Mahogany Chinoiserie Bureau Writing Desk

Located in Staffordshire, GB

circa 1880 English 19thC Chinoiserie Bureau writing Desk sku 2226 W63 x D41.5 x H99 cm Weight 23Kg

Category

19th Century Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Kingwood Writing Desk Bureau Plat
19th Century French Kingwood Writing Desk Bureau Plat

19th Century French Kingwood Writing Desk Bureau Plat

Located in Essex, MA

19th century French kingwood Bureau plat writing desk. Beautiful Louis XV Form. Lacquered Bronze

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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Bureau Writing Table in Louis XV Style
19th Century Bureau Writing Table in Louis XV Style

19th Century Bureau Writing Table in Louis XV Style

Located in PARIS, FR

typical of French Napoléon III furniture. This bureau plat can be used as a writing desk, dressing table

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Wood

French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk
French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk

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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Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Bronze

Fine C19TH  French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table
Fine C19TH  French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table

Fine C19TH French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table

By Jean-François Oeben

Located in Dereham, GB

Fine C19TH French Burr Walnut & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table Black Leather inset top, gold

Category

1870s French Louis XVI Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table
19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table

19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table

Located in Berlin, DE

Bureau plat in the style of the Louis XV Napoleon III Paris, circa 1850-1880. In Bois-Satiné

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Wood, Beech

Fine French Walnut and Gilt Metal Mounted Bureau Writing Desk
Fine French Walnut and Gilt Metal Mounted Bureau Writing Desk

Fine French Walnut and Gilt Metal Mounted Bureau Writing Desk

Located in Crawley, GB

We delight to offer for sake this amazing French Walnut and Gilt Metal-Mounted Bureau, late 19th

Category

Late 19th Century British Louis XVI Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Brass

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk, Rosewood and Ormulu
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk, Rosewood and Ormulu

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk, Rosewood and Ormulu

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Antique Louis XV style bureau plat writing desk, rosewood and Ormulu mounts, raised on cabriole

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Bronze

Baltic Neoclassical Mahogany Kidney-Form Writing Desk Bureau Plat ca. 1880
Baltic Neoclassical Mahogany Kidney-Form Writing Desk Bureau Plat ca. 1880

Baltic Neoclassical Mahogany Kidney-Form Writing Desk Bureau Plat ca. 1880

Located in Shippensburg, PA

KIDNEY FORM BUREAU PLAT OR WRITING DESK Probably Baltic, late 19th century 31 3/4" H x 20" D x 38

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19th Century Neoclassical Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Gustavian Neoclassical Mahogany Writing Chest / Bureau on High Stand, 1800s
Gustavian Neoclassical Mahogany Writing Chest / Bureau on High Stand, 1800s

Gustavian Neoclassical Mahogany Writing Chest / Bureau on High Stand, 1800s

Located in Lucenec, SK

Swedish Gustavian mahogany writing cabinet. The writing part is covered with a black patent leather

Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Brass

19th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table bronze
19th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table bronze

19th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table bronze

Located in Berlin, DE

frame with slightly recessed and elevated knee compartment. Protruding, profiled and curved writing

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Wood

Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table Elegant
Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table Elegant

Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table Elegant

Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table – a rare and exquisite piece

Category

18th Century Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Wood

18th Century French Cherrywood 'Bureau de Pente' Slant Top Writing Desk
18th Century French Cherrywood 'Bureau de Pente' Slant Top Writing Desk

18th Century French Cherrywood 'Bureau de Pente' Slant Top Writing Desk

Located in Dallas, TX

Larger than the typical Louis XV writing desk, this cherrywood bureau de pente was hand-carved in

Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Brass

Antique Bureau Plat, French, Walnut, Writing Desk, Louis XV Revival, Victorian
Antique Bureau Plat, French, Walnut, Writing Desk, Louis XV Revival, Victorian

Antique Bureau Plat, French, Walnut, Writing Desk, Louis XV Revival, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique bureau plat. A French, walnut and boxwood writing desk in Louis XV revival taste

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Boxwood, Walnut

French Bureau Plat 20th C. with Black Gilt Trim Writing Surface
French Bureau Plat 20th C. with Black Gilt Trim Writing Surface

French Bureau Plat 20th C. with Black Gilt Trim Writing Surface

Located in Houston, TX

This exquisite desk is very well made with beech wood and oak with Kingwood marquetry decorative motifs. Gilt bronze mounts decorate The edge and gilt masks embellish each corner....

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Beech

A French Louis XVI style Leather Top Bureau Plat / Writing Desk, C. 1920.
A French Louis XVI style Leather Top Bureau Plat / Writing Desk, C. 1920.

A French Louis XVI style Leather Top Bureau Plat / Writing Desk, C. 1920.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Features a stunning combination of banded woods giving a glow to this desk. Having a gilt tooled leather top within banded edges and bound with brass, the top rests above an apron wi...

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Brass

Rare Napoleon III French Empire Bureau De Plat Gilt Bronze Writing Table Desk
Rare Napoleon III French Empire Bureau De Plat Gilt Bronze Writing Table Desk

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 bronze oversized fittings A very decorative and collectible desk in period lightl...

Category

Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Bronze

18th century bureau
18th century bureau

18th century bureau

Located in BEEKBERGEN, NL

Beautiful antique mahogany bureau with a lovely interior in perfect and completely original

Category

1770s British George III Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Mahogany

English Painted Bureau
English Painted Bureau

English Painted Bureau

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Small 18th century English painted oak bureau with original brass handles. 1780. Height to

Category

18th Century English George III Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Oak

Antique Oak Drop Front Secretary Desk Bookcase Bookshelf Console 65"
Antique Oak Drop Front Secretary Desk Bookcase Bookshelf Console 65"

Antique Oak Drop Front Secretary Desk Bookcase Bookshelf Console 65"

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique Early American style secretary desk / bookcase / writing bureau / larkin / chalet . Made

Category

Early 20th Century American Colonial Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Oak

Monumental bureau plat
Monumental bureau plat

Monumental bureau plat

Located in Wien, AT

France, Louis XVI period, ca. 1780, by the ebenist Pierre Garnier (master from 1742), predominantly oak, mahogany veneered and with ebony marquetry, matted, double-sided drawer desig...

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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany, Oak

Small Oak Bureau
Small Oak Bureau

Small Oak Bureau

Located in Folkestone, GB

A rare 18th century oak bureau of particularly small and diminutive proportions. the fall with a

Category

Early 18th Century English George II Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Oak

Superb Burr 'Mulberry' Bureau
Superb Burr 'Mulberry' Bureau

Superb Burr 'Mulberry' Bureau

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A fine and rare burr veneer bureau with the most wonderful colour and patina. Circa 1730.

Category

Early 18th Century Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Wood

George I Walnut Bureau
George I Walnut Bureau

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

Category

Early 18th Century Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Walnut

Antique Elegant Wooden Bureau
Antique Elegant Wooden Bureau

Antique Elegant Wooden Bureau

$8,478Sale Price|20% Off

Antique Elegant Wooden Bureau

Located in Milano, IT

Rare solid wood desk dating from the early 1700s, fine French manufacture. The bureau is very

Category

1890s French French Provincial Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Brass

French Kingwood Bureau Plat
French Kingwood Bureau Plat

French Kingwood Bureau Plat

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A French kingwood bureau plat late 19th/early 20th century in Louis XV style, with applied gilt

Category

19th Century French Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Kingwood

Victorian Satinwood Bureau Plat
Victorian Satinwood Bureau Plat

Victorian Satinwood Bureau Plat

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A striking Victorian satinwood bureau plat, of shaped rectangular form inset with the original oval

Category

1850s English Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Satinwood

Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bureau Plat
Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bureau Plat

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

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Bureau Plat
19th Century French Bureau Plat

19th Century French Bureau Plat

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

19th century French bureau plat featuring beautifully veneered wood surface and black leather top

Category

19th Century French Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Leather, Wood

Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat
Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat

Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat

Located in Huntington, NY

Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat/Desk, Louis XV period 3 working drawers on one side. Back side

Category

Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Ormolu

Sheraton Revival Satinwood Cylinder Bureau
Sheraton Revival Satinwood Cylinder Bureau

Sheraton Revival Satinwood Cylinder Bureau

Located in Cheshire, GB

Sheraton revival satinwood and rosewood crossbanded cylinder bureau, the raised three-quarter

Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Satinwood

Bureau Plat by Francois Linke
Bureau Plat by Francois Linke

Bureau Plat by Francois Linke

By François Linke

Located in Wien, AT

Paris, late 19th century, elegantly curved hardwood frame, rosewood veneered, inlaid with various precious woods in the form of cubes and leaves, polished in traditional craftsmanshi...

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Ormolu

19th century bronze mounted bureau plat
19th century bronze mounted bureau plat

19th century bronze mounted bureau plat

Located in Cheshire, GB

19th century bronze mounted crossbanded bureau plat, the shaped top with gilt bronze border and

Category

19th Century British Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Walnut

Sheraton Revival marquetry inlaid cylinder bureau
Sheraton Revival marquetry inlaid cylinder bureau

Sheraton Revival marquetry inlaid cylinder bureau

Located in Cheshire, GB

A substantial Sheraton Revival flame mahogany and satinwood crossbanded cylinder bureau, the ornate

Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

19th Century French Bureau De Dame
19th Century French Bureau De Dame

19th Century French Bureau De Dame

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

For sale is a good quality 19th century French gilt metal mounted marquetry bombé bureau de dame

Category

19th Century French Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Rosewood

A Nineteenth Century French Bureau Plat
A Nineteenth Century French Bureau Plat

A Nineteenth Century French Bureau Plat

Located in London, GB

A mid nineteenth century French bureau plat of good scale, in mahogany with kingwood veneer

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Brass

Directoire Style Small Bureau Plat
Directoire Style Small Bureau Plat

Directoire Style Small Bureau Plat

Located in Sheffield, MA

Paris." Leather inset writing surface, drawer fronts with contrasting veneer.

Category

Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Brass

Fine French Marquetry bureau, circa 1880.
Fine French Marquetry bureau, circa 1880.

Fine French Marquetry bureau, circa 1880.

Located in Brighton, Sussex

This exquisite 19th-century French marquetry bureau showcases exceptional craftsmanship and

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Mahogany

Antique bureau, Northern Europe, ca. 1910.
Antique bureau, Northern Europe, ca. 1910.

Antique bureau, Northern Europe, ca. 1910.

Located in Chorzów, PL

Antique bureau, Northern Europe, ca. 1910. Very good condition, after renovation in our workshop

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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Biedermeier Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Walnut

Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880
Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880

Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A fine quality Viennese late 19th century, gilt-bronze and enamel mounted ebonised bureau-cabinet

Category

19th Century Austrian Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Enamel

English Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame
English Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame

English Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A fine Victorian gilt-bronze mounted marquetry inlaid Bureau De Dame. This richly decorated

Category

19th Century English Antique Writing Bureau

Materials

Ormolu

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Antique Writing Bureau For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique writing bureau you’re looking for. Each antique writing bureau for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and animal skin. There are many kinds of the antique writing bureau you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique writing bureau, designed in the Louis XV, Louis XVI or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one antique writing bureau that is appealing in its simplicity, but François Linke, Paul Sormani and Maison Kriéger produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Writing Bureau?

The average selling price for an antique writing bureau at 1stDibs is $6,878, while they’re typically $347 on the low end and $1,733,426 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Desks-writing-tables for You

Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.

Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.

Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.

Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.

The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.

From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.

Questions About Antique Writing Bureau
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    An antique bureau is any bureau that is 100 years old or older. The term bureau today is typically used as another word for a dresser or a chest of drawers. This word has also been used to refer to a writing desk. Find a collection of antique bureaus on 1stDibs today.