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Baker French Louis XV Style Lacquered Writing Table Desk
Baker French Louis XV Style Lacquered Writing Table Desk

Baker French Louis XV Style Lacquered Writing Table Desk

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Opulent French Louis XV style writing table bureau plat desk crafted by Baker Furniture. The desk

Category

20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu desk, modeled after Charles Cressent
Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu desk, modeled after Charles Cressent

Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu desk, modeled after Charles Cressent

By Charles Cressent

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

, modeled after Charles Cressent. This stunning Bureau Plat desk is attributed to cabinetmaker E. Kahn & Cie

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Baker Furniture French Regency Chinoiserie Red Lacquered Hand Painted Desk
Baker Furniture French Regency Chinoiserie Red Lacquered Hand Painted Desk

Baker Furniture French Regency Chinoiserie Red Lacquered Hand Painted Desk

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous French Regency Chinoiserie style writing desk or bureau plat desk By Baker Furniture

Category

Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Maison Jansen Attributed Neoclassical Steel Quartz Marble Top Desk
Maison Jansen Attributed Neoclassical Steel Quartz Marble Top Desk

Maison Jansen Attributed Neoclassical Steel Quartz Marble Top Desk

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Opulent stainless steel mahogany writing table, bureau plat, or desk attributed to Maison Jansen

Category

20th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Quartz, Brass, Steel

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Leather Top Desk
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Leather Top Desk

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Leather Top Desk

By François Linke

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

Elevate your interior with this exquisite French Louis XV style bureau plat (writing desk), a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Baker Furniture Georgian Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
Baker Furniture Georgian Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch

Baker Furniture Georgian Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in South Bend, IN

An outstanding Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase

Category

Vintage 1980s American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Dutch Floral Marquetry Inlaid Bombé Bureau, 19th Century
Antique Dutch Floral Marquetry Inlaid Bombé Bureau, 19th Century

Antique Dutch Floral Marquetry Inlaid Bombé Bureau, 19th Century

Located in Glasgow, GB

A 19th century Dutch marquetry inlaid bombé bureau profusely decorated all-over with marquetry

Category

Antique 19th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Desks

Materials

Brass

French early 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and Ormolu desk
French early 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and Ormolu desk

French early 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and Ormolu desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A high quality French early 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and Ormolu desk. This striking

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Henkel Harris Georgian Solid Cherry Wood Slant Front Secretary Desk
Henkel Harris Georgian Solid Cherry Wood Slant Front Secretary Desk

Henkel Harris Georgian Solid Cherry Wood Slant Front Secretary Desk

By Henkel Harris

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with slant front writing desk or secretary desk By

Category

1990s American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Early American Solid Maple and Birch Drop Front Secretary Desk
Early American Solid Maple and Birch Drop Front Secretary Desk

Early American Solid Maple and Birch Drop Front Secretary Desk

Located in South Bend, IN

A beautiful American Colonial or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk USA

Category

Vintage 1970s American American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Hekman Furniture Federal Inlaid Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk
Hekman Furniture Federal Inlaid Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk

Hekman Furniture Federal Inlaid Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk

By Baker Far East Collection

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous Federal or Hepplewhite style bureau with slant front writing desk or secretary desk In

Category

Late 20th Century American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Late 20th-century Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Writing Desk
Late 20th-century Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Writing Desk

Late 20th-century Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Writing Desk

Located in San Francisco, CA

On offer is a beautifully crafted French Louis XV-style bureau plat or flat desk, with a single

Category

Late 20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Jacques Adnet Brass Mounted Black Lacquered Writing Desk
French Jacques Adnet Brass Mounted Black Lacquered Writing Desk

French Jacques Adnet Brass Mounted Black Lacquered Writing Desk

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Queens, NY

French 1940s brass mounted black lacquered bureau plat /writing desk with tan leather inset top

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Paul Sormani Style Antique French Louis XV Kingwood Executive Desk
Paul Sormani Style Antique French Louis XV Kingwood Executive Desk

Paul Sormani Style Antique French Louis XV Kingwood Executive Desk

By Paul Sormani

Located in South Bend, IN

An outstanding antique French Louis XV style bombay form executive desk or bureau plat desk In the

Category

Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Impressive antique writing desk, ebonized/black around 1870, Napoleon III
Impressive antique writing desk, ebonized/black around 1870, Napoleon III

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

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Russian Early 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany 'Bureau a Cylindre'
Russian Early 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany 'Bureau a Cylindre'

Russian Early 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany 'Bureau a Cylindre'

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A very high quality and spectacular Russian early 19th century Empire style mahogany ' Bureau a

Category

Antique 19th Century Russian Empire Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Antique French Provincial Louis XV Drop Front Secretary Desk, Circa 1900
Antique French Provincial Louis XV Drop Front Secretary Desk, Circa 1900

Antique French Provincial Louis XV Drop Front Secretary Desk, Circa 1900

By R.J. Horner & Co.

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous antique French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk In the

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat
French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat

French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A very handsome French 19th century Empire st. mahogany and ormolu Bureau Plat. The desk is raised

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV Ormolu Tulipwood and Kingwood Parquetry Leather Top Lady's Bureau
Louis XV Ormolu Tulipwood and Kingwood Parquetry Leather Top Lady's Bureau

Louis XV Ormolu Tulipwood and Kingwood Parquetry Leather Top Lady's Bureau

Located in Germantown, MD

Brown Leather Inset Top Lady's Bureau Avec Cartonnier made out of 6 top drawers flabked by a center

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau, After Francoise Linke
19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau, After Francoise Linke

19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau, After Francoise Linke

By François Linke

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality late 19th Century French Louis XVI style Mahogany tambour bureau, having a

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Mahogany

A French Louis XV Style Rosewood Veneered Bureau en Pente
A French Louis XV Style Rosewood Veneered Bureau en Pente

A French Louis XV Style Rosewood Veneered Bureau en Pente

Located in San Francisco, CA

a good French Rococo Style Fall Front Desk having a rectangular top with an undulating herring bone

Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Bureau, 19th Century, English, Regency, Mahogany, Secret Drawers, Gallery
Bureau, 19th Century, English, Regency, Mahogany, Secret Drawers, Gallery

Bureau, 19th Century, English, Regency, Mahogany, Secret Drawers, Gallery

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

The top fitted with a removable gallery with fine brass filigree depicting lion heads and crowns amongst trailing stems. The mahogany, fall-front fitted with a later writing slope, a...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Large Louis XVI Style French Mahogany Cylindrical Bureau, 19th Century
Large Louis XVI Style French Mahogany Cylindrical Bureau, 19th Century

Large Louis XVI Style French Mahogany Cylindrical Bureau, 19th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

Louis XVI Style Cylindrical Bureau with slides, leather writing surface, fitted interior and marble

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Marble

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Signed Sormani
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Signed Sormani

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Signed Sormani

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Bureau Plat signed Sormani, Paris. Raised on four cabriole legs with wrap around ormolu sabots and ormolu

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Exquisite 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Marquetry Bureau a Cylindre
Exquisite 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Marquetry Bureau a Cylindre

Exquisite 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Marquetry Bureau a Cylindre

Located in Long Island City, NY

Bureau a Cylindre The stepped rectangular top with pierced three quarter gallery above three small

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XVI style Ormolu mounted Mahogany Desk attr. to Maison Jansen
Louis XVI style Ormolu mounted Mahogany Desk attr. to Maison Jansen

Louis XVI style Ormolu mounted Mahogany Desk attr. to Maison Jansen

By Maison Jansen

Located in Greenwich, CT

Elegant Louis XVI style ormolu mounted mahogany desk or bureau plat, circa 1950's , attributed to

Category

Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Ladies Bombe Bureau
19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Ladies Bombe Bureau

19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Ladies Bombe Bureau

By André-Charles Boulle

Located in Dublin, IE

A magnificent 19th century French ormolu mounted and brass marquetry inlaid bombe bureau in the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

A French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood and Ormolu desk
A French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood and Ormolu desk

A French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood and Ormolu desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

wonderful Bureau Plat desk is raised by four handsome cabriole legs decorated by bottom wrap around Ormolu

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Fine Leather Top Dore' Bronze Ormolu French Louis XVI Desk Theodore Millet
Fine Leather Top Dore' Bronze Ormolu French Louis XVI Desk Theodore Millet

Fine Leather Top Dore' Bronze Ormolu French Louis XVI Desk Theodore Millet

By Maison Millet

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

**French Gilt Doré Bureau Plat Desk by Maison Millet – Exquisite 1890–1920s Ormolu Masterpiece

Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Satinwood & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cartonnier Desk
French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Satinwood & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cartonnier Desk

French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Satinwood & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cartonnier Desk

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Cartonnier Bureau-Plat (Desk). The shaped rectangular top inset with a recent tooled leather writing panel

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Walnut Brass Leather Desk Writing Table
1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Walnut Brass Leather Desk Writing Table

1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Walnut Brass Leather Desk Writing Table

Located in Carimate, Como

A gorgeous and absolutely classic regency style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk in

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Bureau de direction style scandinave vintage en teck des années 60
Bureau de direction style scandinave vintage en teck des années 60

Bureau de direction style scandinave vintage en teck des années 60

Located in BESANÇON, FR

Bureau de direction style scandinave vintage des années 60, en teck, le dos est joliment travaillé

Category

Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Bureau vintage en pin avec pieds luge des années 70 80
Bureau vintage en pin avec pieds luge des années 70 80

Bureau vintage en pin avec pieds luge des années 70 80

Located in BESANÇON, FR

Bureau vintage des années 70 80, en pin, avec pieds luge, style sympathique de chalet de montagne

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat, Mahogany & Bronze, Hand-Crafted, 1870
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat, Mahogany & Bronze, Hand-Crafted, 1870

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat, Mahogany & Bronze, Hand-Crafted, 1870

Located in Montreal, QC

mounts are of high quality and well modelled. The desk has a gilt tooled red leather surface, and

Category

Antique 1870s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Bureau Plat, by Pierre Garnier
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Bureau Plat, by Pierre Garnier

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Bureau Plat, by Pierre Garnier

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

, ormolu, and brass Bureau Plat, signed by Pierre Garnier. The desk is raised by impressive square tapered

Category

Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ebonized Wood and Gilt Bronze-Mounted Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ebonized Wood and Gilt Bronze-Mounted Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ebonized Wood and Gilt Bronze-Mounted Desk

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A fine French 19th century Louis XV style ebonized wood and gilt bronze-mounted figural bureau plat

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Style Bronze Ormolu Mounted Leather Top Desk By Gervais Durand
French Louis XV Style Bronze Ormolu Mounted Leather Top Desk By Gervais Durand

French Louis XV Style Bronze Ormolu Mounted Leather Top Desk By Gervais Durand

By Gervais Durand

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

late 19th century French Louis XV style bronze ormolu mounted leather top desk/bureau plat by Gervais

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XV-Style Kidney-Shaped Writing Desk with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century
Louis XV-Style Kidney-Shaped Writing Desk with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century

Louis XV-Style Kidney-Shaped Writing Desk with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century

Located in NICE, FR

writing desk, or bureau plat, dating from the late 19th century and inspired by the Louis XV style. Its

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Parquetry Bureau a Rognon
Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Parquetry Bureau a Rognon

Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Parquetry Bureau a Rognon

Located in Montreal, QC

Although of kidney shape, this desk is more substantial than generally found in such a form. The

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau à Cylindre Possibly by François Linke
19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau à Cylindre Possibly by François Linke

19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau à Cylindre Possibly by François Linke

By Adam Weisweiler, François Linke

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Superb Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Bureau à Cylindre Possibly François

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

18th Century Veneered and Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XV Writing Desk
18th Century Veneered and Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XV Writing Desk

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

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Rare Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener Marble Top Dore' Bronze Mounted Louis XV Desk
Rare Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener Marble Top Dore' Bronze Mounted Louis XV Desk

Rare Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener Marble Top Dore' Bronze Mounted Louis XV Desk

By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

. Designed as a bureau plat or writing desk, this rare masterpiece captures the grandeur and sophistication

Category

Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze

A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk

A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk

By Pierre Gole

Located in PARIS, FR

A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk called “bureau Mazarin

Category

Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Pewter

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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.