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French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

, and ormolu desk circa. 1750. The Bureau à Cylindre desk is raised by beautiful cabriole legs with fine

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau de Dame, by François Linke
Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau de Dame, by François Linke

Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau de Dame, by François Linke

By François Linke

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau de Dame, by François Linke. Signed to the bronze

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Louis XV Style Kidney Desk by T.W. Muller, Austria
19th Century Louis XV Style Kidney Desk by T.W. Muller, Austria

19th Century Louis XV Style Kidney Desk by T.W. Muller, Austria

By Muller Frères

Located in Montreal, QC

A very fine kingwood kidney- shaped desk (bureau a rognon) with original tooled leather surface

Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking and high quality French mid-19th century Louis XV style kingwood and ormolu bureau plat

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Arts and Crafts Oak Bureau by George Montague Ellwood for J. S. Henry
Arts and Crafts Oak Bureau by George Montague Ellwood for J. S. Henry

Arts and Crafts Oak Bureau by George Montague Ellwood for J. S. Henry

By George Montague Ellwood

Located in London, GB

George Montague Ellwood (1875–1955) for J. S. Henry. An Arts and Crafts oak bureau with a shaped

Category

20th Century Arts and Crafts Desks

Materials

Oak

A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by François Linke
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by François Linke

A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by François Linke

By François Linke

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Louis XV Style gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat by François Linke. The rectangular top inset

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Boulle Bureau Plat
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Boulle Bureau Plat

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Boulle Bureau Plat

By Befort Jeune

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

and ormolu Boulle Bureau Plat stamped Befort Jeune. The desk is raised by beautiful cabriole legs with

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Late 19th Century Marquetry and Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke
Late 19th Century Marquetry and Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke

Late 19th Century Marquetry and Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke

By François Linke

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Special Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry and Parquetry Bureau a

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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Inlaid Bureau Plat
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Inlaid Bureau Plat

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Inlaid Bureau Plat

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Bureau Plat. The desk is raised on tapered legs with square ormolu topie feet and ormolu acanthus leaf

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French Chestnut and Oak Desk from Le Grand Monarque À Chartres, circa 1720
French Chestnut and Oak Desk from Le Grand Monarque À Chartres, circa 1720

French Chestnut and Oak Desk from Le Grand Monarque À Chartres, circa 1720

Located in Dallas, TX

bureau caissiers (“cashier’s desk”), the desk sits on two block feet in the back and four ¾ round feet in

Category

Antique 1720s French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Desk
Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Desk

Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Desk

By Maison Millet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine French 19th century tulipwood, mahogany and ormolu-mounted Bureau de Dame Lady's

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Early 20th Century Walnut and Elm Bureau in the Queen Anne Style
Early 20th Century Walnut and Elm Bureau in the Queen Anne Style

Early 20th Century Walnut and Elm Bureau in the Queen Anne Style

Located in Martlesham, GB

Early 20th Century walnut and elm bureau in in the Queen Anne style, having a lovely figured and

Category

Vintage 1910s British Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Elm, Walnut

An Exceptional 19th Century Irish Fall Front Bureau by Butlers of Dublin
An Exceptional 19th Century Irish Fall Front Bureau by Butlers of Dublin

An Exceptional 19th Century Irish Fall Front Bureau by Butlers of Dublin

By Butler's of Dublin

Located in Dublin, IE

An exceptional 19th Century Irish, finely carved and richly patinated mahogany fall front bureau by

Category

Antique 19th Century Irish Desks

Materials

Brass

Leonard Wyburd for Liberty & Co. An Arts & Crafts oak bureau with iron hinges
Leonard Wyburd for Liberty & Co. An Arts & Crafts oak bureau with iron hinges

Leonard Wyburd for Liberty & Co. An Arts & Crafts oak bureau with iron hinges

By Liberty & Co., Leonard Wyburd

Located in London, GB

Liberty and Co. Leonard Wyburd. An oak bureau with drop down writing area held in place by slides

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Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Desks

Materials

Oak

A Louis XIV Style Bureau Plat By Cueunières, Paris, After the Model by Cressent
A Louis XIV Style Bureau Plat By Cueunières, Paris, After the Model by Cressent

A Louis XIV Style Bureau Plat By Cueunières, Paris, After the Model by Cressent

By L. Cueunieres Ebeniste.

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Louis XIV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat, By Cueunières, Paris. After the Model

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French Bureau Plat of Ebony and Brass Inlay with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century
French Bureau Plat of Ebony and Brass Inlay with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century

French Bureau Plat of Ebony and Brass Inlay with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century

By André-Charles Boulle

Located in London, GB

A Fine Bureau Plat in the Manner of André-Charles Boulle Constructed in ebony with arabesque

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

French Empire Revival Green Leather Top Bronze Griffin Mahogany Desk & Chair
French Empire Revival Green Leather Top Bronze Griffin Mahogany Desk & Chair

French Empire Revival Green Leather Top Bronze Griffin Mahogany Desk & Chair

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage French Empire Revival Style Green Leather Top Mahogany Bureau Plat Executive Writing Desk

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Directoire Cylinder Desk from Paris
19th Century French Directoire Cylinder Desk from Paris

19th Century French Directoire Cylinder Desk from Paris

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

French Directoire Cylinder Desk, Bureau à cylindre. Standing on tapered round legs in brass sabots

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

Walnut Wood Desk The Netherlands By Sordile
Walnut Wood Desk The Netherlands By Sordile

Walnut Wood Desk The Netherlands By Sordile

Located in DE MEERN, UT

reflected in the round part of the desk. Bureau de maastunnel has a clean appearance due to the lines in

Category

2010s Dutch Arts and Crafts Desks

Materials

Plexiglass, Walnut

Fine 19th Century Ormolu Mounted KPM Porcelain Desk Set - Inkwell Candlesticks
Fine 19th Century Ormolu Mounted KPM Porcelain Desk Set - Inkwell Candlesticks

Fine 19th Century Ormolu Mounted KPM Porcelain Desk Set - Inkwell Candlesticks

By Berlin Royal Porcelain Factory

Located in Forney, TX

presence, the perfect finishing touch to your French bureau de dame (ladies desk). circa 1880s

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Louis XV Desk Sets

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Slant-Top Desk
Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Slant-Top Desk

Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Slant-Top Desk

Located in Pembroke, MA

A stunning, petite French slant-top desk or "bureau de pente" in the Louis XV style, turquoise and

Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Baker Furniture Style Georgian Carved Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk
Baker Furniture Style Georgian Carved Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk

Baker Furniture Style Georgian Carved Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous Georgian or William & Mary style bureau with drop front secretary desk In the manner of

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Secretary Desk
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Secretary Desk

Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Secretary Desk

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase

Category

Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass

Louis XV Style Writing Desk, Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Circa 1900, France
Louis XV Style Writing Desk, Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Circa 1900, France

Louis XV Style Writing Desk, Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Circa 1900, France

By Maison Millet

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Walnut and Bois Satiné Parquetry Writing Desk, ‘Bureau en

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Henredon Georgian Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
Henredon Georgian Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch

Henredon Georgian Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch

By Henredon

Located in South Bend, IN

A beautiful Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch

Category

Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Desk

By Gervais Durand

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A charming and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. tulipwood and kingwood bureau plat

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

John Vesey, Louis XVI Style, Steel, Bronze, Rare Writing Desk, USA, 1960s
John Vesey, Louis XVI Style, Steel, Bronze, Rare Writing Desk, USA, 1960s

John Vesey, Louis XVI Style, Steel, Bronze, Rare Writing Desk, USA, 1960s

By John Vesey

Located in Stamford, CT

John Vesey, Hollywood Regency, Louis XVI Style, Steel, Bronze, Rare Bureau Plat Writing Desk, USA

Category

Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Desks

Materials

Bronze, Steel

English Chippendale Period George II Red Walnut Kneehole Desk Dressing Table
English Chippendale Period George II Red Walnut Kneehole Desk Dressing Table

English Chippendale Period George II Red Walnut Kneehole Desk Dressing Table

Located in Glasgow, GB

), originally this would have been called a ‘bureau dressing table’, rather than a kneehole desk, these bureaus

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ebonized Fruitwood And Ormolu Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ebonized Fruitwood And Ormolu Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ebonized Fruitwood And Ormolu Desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. ebonized Fruitwood and ormolu desk. The Bureau Plat is

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Kingwood, And Ormolu Desk, Signed By Krieger
French Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Kingwood, And Ormolu Desk, Signed By Krieger

French Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Kingwood, And Ormolu Desk, Signed By Krieger

By Maison Krieger

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Krieger. The Bureau Plat desk is raised by elongated cabriole legs with fine pierced fitted foliate ormolu

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Baker Furniture Circa 1960s Olive and Hand Painted Writing Table
Baker Furniture Circa 1960s Olive and Hand Painted Writing Table

Baker Furniture Circa 1960s Olive and Hand Painted Writing Table

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Chicago, IL

Circa 1960s writing table, desk or bureau plat by Baker Furniture of Grand Rapids. Exceptional

Category

Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Fine Harrods London Kennedy Chest of Drawers Brown Leather Writing Slope Desk
Fine Harrods London Kennedy Chest of Drawers Brown Leather Writing Slope Desk

Fine Harrods London Kennedy Chest of Drawers Brown Leather Writing Slope Desk

By Harrods, Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Harrods London Kennedy Military Campaign chest of drawers which doubles as a writing bureau desk with

Category

20th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Leather, Hardwood, Oak

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bois-Satiné Writing Table
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bois-Satiné Writing Table

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bois-Satiné Writing Table

Located in Mt Kisco, NY

A fine French kidney shaped bureau plat desk, having an inset beige leather top. Two side drawers

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Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XVI-style Writing Table, After Jean-Henri Riesener
Louis XVI-style Writing Table, After Jean-Henri Riesener

Louis XVI-style Writing Table, After Jean-Henri Riesener

Located in San Francisco, CA

renowned ébéniste created and delivered in December 1784, one piece, the queen’s desk, has inspired

Category

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

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Louis XV Wood French Writing Table
18th Century Louis XV Wood French Writing Table

18th Century Louis XV Wood French Writing Table

Located in IT

The very unusual and particular center desk, called also bureau plat, was made in France, at Paris

Category

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

Materials

Wood

Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Writing Table
Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Writing Table

Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Writing Table

By François Linke, Claude Michel Clodion, Jean-Henri Riesener

Located in Forney, TX

, petite bureau plat writing desk, library table or center table, lamp stand, hall console or sofa table

Category

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

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

18th Century Satin Mahogany and Rosewood Secretary
18th Century Satin Mahogany and Rosewood Secretary

18th Century Satin Mahogany and Rosewood Secretary

Located in Savannah, GA

This is a secretary / bureau/ desk made in England, circa 1780. The top and the fall have a

Category

Antique 1780s English George III Secretaires

Materials

Satinwood

Victorian Bureau Bookcase Desk Satinwood, 1880
Victorian Bureau Bookcase Desk Satinwood, 1880

Victorian Bureau Bookcase Desk Satinwood, 1880

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Stunning Satinwood Bureau Cabinet. Here we have a very good quality satinwood cabinet of

Category

Antique 1880s Bookcases

Materials

Satinwood

19th Century Biedermeier Bureau Secretary Desk
19th Century Biedermeier Bureau Secretary Desk

19th Century Biedermeier Bureau Secretary Desk

Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL

This early 19th century mahogany Biedermeier secretary bureau was made in two sections, circa 1830

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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Paolo Buffa Italian Mid-Century Brass Inlaid Secretary
Paolo Buffa Italian Mid-Century Brass Inlaid Secretary

Paolo Buffa Italian Mid-Century Brass Inlaid Secretary

By Marelli & Colico, Giovanni Gariboldi, Paolo Buffa

Located in Atlanta, GA

bureau desk when open is 32”.

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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Rare Piero Fornasetti Mid-Century Ceramic Paperweight 'Occhio', Italy 1950s.
Rare Piero Fornasetti Mid-Century Ceramic Paperweight 'Occhio', Italy 1950s.

Rare Piero Fornasetti Mid-Century Ceramic Paperweight 'Occhio', Italy 1950s.

By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti

Located in Malmö, SE

the early 1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries that pair Ponti’s

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Porcelain

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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.