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Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
This walnut slant front bureau/desk of generous proportions is most likely American. It has an
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Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Walnut, Pine

Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
H 44 in W 51 in D 27 in
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Bureau / Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III figured mahogany slant front bureau/desk. Fall has moulded edge and mahogany
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Antique 18th Century British George III Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

French Louis XV Style Bureau Desk
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This magnificent bureau desk, likely made in mid-19th century England, showcases exceptional
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Antique Early 19th Century English Rococo Desks

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Style Bureau Desk
French Louis XV Style Bureau Desk
H 35.83 in W 28.75 in D 17.33 in
Georgian Bureau Desk Flame Mahogany 1820 Period
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous period Georgian bureau desk Wonderful piece of antique Georgian
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Antique 1820s Georgian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary. This 18th century
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Antique 18th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian French Inlaid Rosewood Freestanding Bureau/Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French inlaid rosewood freestanding bureau/desk having the original gilt metal
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks

Materials

Rosewood

English Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk with String Inlay
Located in Woodbury, CT
Proportioned in a smaller scale than most, this slant front bureau / desk in walnut has parallel
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Antique 19th Century British Georgian Desks

Materials

Walnut

English Antique 18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand 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

Swedish Teak Writing Bureau / Desk by Egon Ostergaard
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Round Top, TX
Streamlined teak writing bureau / desk designed by Egon Ostergaard. Cubbies and three small drawer
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Rococo 18th century yew and elm bureau desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rococo 18th century yew and elm bureau desk circa 1750. Stunning swedish rococo period bombe
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Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks

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Yew

Gordon Russell Bureau Desk, 1938, Stunning Original and Unique Piece
By Gordon Russell
Located in London, GB
Gordon Russell, c. 1938 Bureau (desk, secretaire) Walnut with brass and chrome fittings
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Vintage 1930s British Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Fine Quality French Antique Victorian Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau/Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality French antique Victorian kingwood and ormolu mounted bureau/desk having the original
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks

Materials

Other, Ormolu

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
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing office Table Provencal Rustic . An exquisite
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Antique Anglo Indian Military Campaign Camphor Wood & Brass Bureau Desk Drawers
Located in GB
with brass inlay Military bureau desk This piece really is exquisite. It’s a genuine campaign made
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass

French Louis XV Style Fauteuil de Bureau Desk Chair, Early 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine antique French Louis XV style hand carved walnut Fauteuil de Bureau (desk chair). Newly
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Chairs

Materials

Suede, Walnut

George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers
Located in Potters Bar, GB
George I Walnut Bureau. This Bureau Stands Upon Bracket Feet and Features an Arrangement of 2 Over
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Antique 18th Century George I Desks

Materials

Walnut

George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers
Located in Potters Bar, GB
George I Walnut Bureau. This Bureau Stands Upon Bracket Feet and Features an Arrangement of 2 Over
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Antique 18th Century George I Desks

Materials

Walnut

George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers
Located in Potters Bar, GB
George I walnut bureau. This bureau stands upon bracket feet and features an arrangement of 2 over
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Antique Early 1800s George I Desks

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Walnut

18th Century Spanish Bureau Desk Walnut Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
This is a beautiful Spanish desk from the 18th century, Carlos III era. Made of walnut wood in
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Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Baroque Desks

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Bronze

18th Century Spanish Bureau Desk Walnut Wood
18th Century Spanish Bureau Desk Walnut Wood
H 48.43 in W 47.25 in D 20.48 in
Arne Wahl Iversen Bureau Desk Danish Mid Century Teak 1960s MCM Scandinavian
By Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous, rare and super-stylish Mid Century bureau secretaire desk by a top Danish designer in
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Baroque Bureau-Desk, Northern Italy, Lombardy, circa 1720
Located in CH
Baroque bureau cabinet or desk, Baroque, Northern Italy, Lombardy, circa 1720. Walnut burl
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Desks

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Walnut, Burl

20th Century Inlaid Wood French Bureau Desk, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
desk (see photo). Furniture adorned with chiseled bronze complete with a working key. Bureau that can
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Mid-20th Century French Desks

Materials

Wood

Bureau Desk Fall Front Japanning Tortoishell Gilding Chinoiserie
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare, late-17th century / early-18th century, fall front bureau with gilded Chinoiserie Japanning
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Antique 17th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Lacquer

French Desks = Antique Empire Knee Hole Bureau Desk, 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant French Empire knee hole desk we date to circa 1890 Wonderful French desk with brass
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Antique 1890s Desks

Materials

Wood

Antique French Empire Napoleonic Ormolu Parcel Gilt Bureau Desk Armchair, 1815
Located in Portland, OR
bureau (desk chair), circa 1815. The chair back and armrest of hooped shaped form, with a pair of parcel
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Antique 1810s French Empire Armchairs

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Ormolu

20th Century Inlaid Walnut, Maple and Fruitwood Italian Bureau Desk, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian bureau from the first half of the 20th century. Antique-style furniture carved and inlaid
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Vintage 1920s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple, Walnut

Enamel Decorated French Louis Revival Ormolu Mounted Bureau Desk Table Console
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Enamel decorated French Louis Revival Ormolu mounted Bureau plat partner desk table console mint
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Louis XV Black Ebonized Bureau Desk With Leather Top by Bodart
Located in Elkton, MD
This ebonized bureau was manufactured by Bodart, known for producing furniture inspired by
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Empire Faux Marble Legs Leather Top Sconces Bureau Desk with Organizer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Exotic wood faux marble column shape legs French Empire bureau leather top desk with brass sconces
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20th Century American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Lovely Small Harrods London Reh Kennedy Military Campaign Writing Bureau Desk
By Harrods, Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London
Located in GB
campaign bureau desk in mahogany with brass fittings A good looking and well made piece. This is ideally
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20th Century English Campaign Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Early 18th Century English Walnut Veneered Stepped Interior Georgian Bureau Desk
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional condition for this English secretaire/chest/desk of George I period. The finish in
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Antique Early 18th Century English George I Desks

Materials

Metal

Antique English Miniature Salesman Sample Bureau Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome and scarce English Arts & Crafts period miniature oak bureau from the early 20th century
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Historical Memorabilia

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Brass

Fine circa 1800 Pollad Oak Writing Bureau Desk Claw & Ball Hand Carved Legs
Located in GB
writing bureau with ornately hand carved claw & ball feet. This has to be the best looking bureau I
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Desks

Materials

Oak

20th Century Painted Wood Venetian Bureau Desk, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian bureau from the second half of the 20th century. Beautifully designed furniture
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Vintage 1960s Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

20th Century Wood Venetian Style Bureau Desk, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian bureau from the mid-20th century. Furniture with a wavy front and sides, inlaid with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

20th Century Oak Wood Dutch Bureau Desk, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Dutch bureau from the first half of the 20th century. Furniture carved in oak of beautiful lines
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Secretaires

Materials

Wood

20th Century Oak Wood Dutch Bureau Desk, 1920
20th Century Oak Wood Dutch Bureau Desk, 1920
H 38.19 in W 35.04 in D 16.15 in
18th Century Serpentine Bow Front Butler's Desk or Bureau Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
the head servant of a household. Basically a bureau combined with a standing desk, clothing and
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Antique Secretaire Cabinet, English, Chest of Drawers, Bureau, Desk, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
writing desk, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800. Gracefully concealed writing desk fit for a
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Antique Late 18th Century British Cabinets

Materials

Wood

19th Century American Mahogany Serpentine Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 19th Century American mahogany serpentine slant front secretary bureau desk. Nice quality
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Antique 1880s American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

20th Century Inlaid Wood French Louis XV Style Bureau Desk, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French bureau from the first half of the 20th century. Nicely inlaid furniture with floral
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Wood

20th Century Inlaid Wood Louis XVI Style Italian Bureau Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Elegant 20th century Italian Louis XVI style bureau. Furniture finely inlaid with floral motifs
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Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Antique Arnold Bros Hardwood Chippendale Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1900 mahogany drop front bureau in the Thomas
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Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Hardwood

20th Century Inlaid Rosewood Maple Walnut Cherry Wood French Bureau Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French bureau from the mid-20th century. Moved and rounded furniture inlaid with floral decorations
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Vintage 1960s French Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Maple, Nutwood

18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market
Located in Amsterdam, NL
desks purchased in Canton in 1737, and as far as is known, this is the only remaining bureau of its type
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

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Wood, Cypress, Lacquer

EXQUISITE EARLY GEORGIAN CIRCA 1760 WRITING BUREAU DESK WiTH GREEN LEATHER TOP
Located in GB
English circa 1760 Oak writing bureau with green leather writing surface Please note the delivery fee
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Antique 1760s English Georgian Secretaires

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Leather, Oak

Cassetone Bureau Desk Ebonised Rosewood Bone Rome Baroque Bird Flower Lion Tulip
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
into the cassetone as does the top The geometric inlay of the desk is mirrored and held by the
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Antique 1690s Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bone, Ebony, Rosewood

Stunning 1900s Burr & Burl Walnut Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber Patina
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1900 Burr & Burl Walnut drop front bureau
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest of Mahogany from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of patinated mahogany, c.1770 - an
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Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Brass

Early 20th Century Trumeau Bureau in Ferrara Walnut Briar , from Bovolone Italy
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian Early 20th Century small baroque Trumeau Bureau desk cabinet in Ferrara walnut burl
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Desks

Materials

Walnut, Burl

19th Century English George III Chinoiserie Bureau
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century hand painted and decorated chinoiserie bureau / desk. The fall front opening to
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Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Brass

Dutch Bureau/Secretaire
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Dutch Bureau/Desk polychrome painted with elaborate scrolls, dutch harbor and country scenes. Fall
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Antique 19th Century Secretaires

Dutch Bureau/Secretaire
Dutch Bureau/Secretaire
H 45 in W 44 in D 22 in
Mid-Century Modern Mad Men Bureau Secretaire Cabinet by Beaver and Tapley
By Robert Heritage
Located in Leicester, GB
small Mad Men-style bureau desk to suit most living rooms or a study. The cabinet is in good solid
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Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Teak Bureau with Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
Made from a wonderfully warm teak wood this bureau is a gorgeous midcentury piece. With stunningly
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Teak Bureau with Writing Desk
Teak Bureau with Writing Desk
H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 16.54 in
Antique Louis XV “Bureau Plat” Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Louis XV style bureau plat desk made of rosewood that has been ebonized and finished
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Antique Louis XV “Bureau Plat” Desk
Antique Louis XV “Bureau Plat” Desk
H 30.25 in W 53 in D 30.5 in
Antique French Inlaid Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
An absolutely exquisite antique French inlaid bureau plat desk. This was made in France, it dates
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Inlaid Bureau Plat Desk
Antique French Inlaid Bureau Plat Desk
H 28.75 in W 41.74 in D 27.17 in
1960's French Bureau/Secetaire Desk
Located in London, Lambeth
Excellent storage desk with 3 draws, glass top shelve and pull down table surface. Lockable unit
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satin

1960's French Bureau/Secetaire Desk
1960's French Bureau/Secetaire Desk
H 44.89 in W 37.01 in D 18.12 in
Victorian Ladies Writing Desk Bureau 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Dainty Victorian ladies writing desk in burr walnut Top opens out to reveal writing area with
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Antique 1840s Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Retro Mid Century Teak Secretaire Bureau
Located in Leicester, GB
delivery price. A cute retro teak bureau desk with three drawers. Lovely sculpted legs in solid teak
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Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Retro Mid Century Teak Secretaire Bureau
Retro Mid Century Teak Secretaire Bureau
H 42.52 in W 31.5 in D 19.69 in
17th C. Provencal Hand Carved Antique Side Table Walnut Desk Drawers Farm LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
, between two chairs, to have a chinoiserie piece of art on top . Or as a small bureau desk . End table
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Antique 17th Century European Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

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Bureau Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the bureau desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every bureau desk was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a bureau desk, we have 1475 options in-stock, while there are 12 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer bureau desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A bureau desk made by Louis XV designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made bureau desk over the years, but those crafted by François Linke, Maison Jansen and Scarlet Splendour are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Bureau Desk?

A bureau desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,113, while the lowest priced sells for $171 and the highest can go for as much as $1,844,713.
Questions About Bureau Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A bureau with respect to furniture is a chest of drawers or a writing desk having drawers and a slanted top. Both are used for storing items. A bureau with only drawers is usually placed in the bedroom while a bureau that is styled like a writing desk lives in an office or library. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage bureaus.