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Federal Cherrywood Bureau Cabinet / Desk, circa 1790
Federal Cherrywood Bureau Cabinet / Desk, circa 1790

Federal Cherrywood Bureau Cabinet / Desk, circa 1790

Located in Houston, TX

This Federal Cherrywood Bureau cabinet dates to 1790. It is a beautifully preserved example of

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Federal Secretaires

Materials

Cherry

French Bureau Plat Desk Ladies Writing Table
French Bureau Plat Desk Ladies Writing Table

French Bureau Plat Desk Ladies Writing Table

Located in Potters Bar, GB

You are viewing a gorgeous French desk or bureau plat in the Louis XVI manner Elegant design with

Category

Antique 1870s Louis XVI Tables

Materials

Wood

Sheraton Bureau Bookcase Mahogany Revival Cabinet Desk
Sheraton Bureau Bookcase Mahogany Revival Cabinet Desk

Sheraton Bureau Bookcase Mahogany Revival Cabinet Desk

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Sheraton Revival mahogany bureau bookcase This bureau bookcase is raised upon shaped bracket feet

Category

Vintage 1980s Anglo-Indian Bookcases

Materials

Abalone, Mahogany

Early 20th Century French Mahogany Writing Table
Early 20th Century French Mahogany Writing Table

Early 20th Century French Mahogany Writing Table

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

20th Century French mahogany bureau plat or writing desk. With black leather inset and brass

Category

20th Century French Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique Dutch Marquetry Walnut Bureau Bookcase Desk Cabinet
Antique Dutch Marquetry Walnut Bureau Bookcase Desk Cabinet

Antique Dutch Marquetry Walnut Bureau Bookcase Desk Cabinet

Located in Suffolk, GB

. Bureau cabinets such as this were used as both functional writing desks and statement pieces within the

Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Ladies Writing Desk Mahogany Bureau 1900
Victorian Ladies Writing Desk Mahogany Bureau 1900

Victorian Ladies Writing Desk Mahogany Bureau 1900

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Elegant Victorian ladies writing desk Cute piece, very good condition and finish in mahogany Desk

Category

Antique Early 1900s Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century 2 Piece Secretary Desk Writer’s Bureau
18th Century 2 Piece Secretary Desk Writer’s Bureau

18th Century 2 Piece Secretary Desk Writer’s Bureau

Located in Pasadena, TX

48" Victorian secretary desk writer’s Bureau Crafted from solid cherry, this multi-function piece

Category

Antique Late 18th Century North American Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Cherry

Early 19th Century French Empire  "Bureau a Gradin" Desk
Early 19th Century French Empire  "Bureau a Gradin" Desk

Early 19th Century French Empire "Bureau a Gradin" Desk

By Pierre-Philippe Thomire

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

female torsos continuing to leaf carved paw feet. This same desk was featured in a Sotheby's New York

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Georgian Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Writing Desk Bureau
Antique Georgian Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Writing Desk Bureau

Antique Georgian Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Writing Desk Bureau

Located in Dayton, OH

Exquisite antique early 19th century secretary writing storage desk. Made of flame mahogany

Category

Antique 19th Century American American Colonial Secretaires

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Mahogany

Mid-Century Modern Desk Sideboard Bureau Secretaire Belgium Design, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Desk Sideboard Bureau Secretaire Belgium Design, 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Desk Sideboard Bureau Secretaire Belgium Design, 1960s

By Jos De Mey

Located in Antwerp, BE

Vintage Mid-Century Modern desk sideboard, bureau secretaire.The honey-colored sideboard desk has

Category

Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

French Bureau Plat Desk Antique Parquetry Writing Table Napoleon III
French Bureau Plat Desk Antique Parquetry Writing Table Napoleon III

French Bureau Plat Desk Antique Parquetry Writing Table Napoleon III

Located in Potters Bar, GB

You are viewing a gorgeous antique French bureau plat in the Napoleon III manner Features intricate

Category

Antique Early 1900s Napoleon III Tables

Materials

Wood

Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D' Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk
Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D' Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk

Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D' Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk

Located in Westport, CT

Fine and elegant French Louis XV Bureau D'Os Dane in walnut adorned sparsely with floral marquetry

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk Adam Style Slant-Front Bureau
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk Adam Style Slant-Front Bureau

Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk Adam Style Slant-Front Bureau

By Kittinger

Located in Chula Vista, CA

bureau. Dimensions: Cabinet 37.88" H x 35.25" W x 18.88" D. Desk 33.63" W x 22.63" D x 27.5" H

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Sheraton Revival Cylinder Bureau, writing Desk with marquetry, circa 1890
Sheraton Revival Cylinder Bureau, writing Desk with marquetry, circa 1890

Sheraton Revival Cylinder Bureau, writing Desk with marquetry, circa 1890

Located in Miami, FL

A very good quality late 19th century satinwood Sheraton revival cylinder bureau with ebony string

Category

Early 20th Century European Sheraton Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Mid 20th Century, Danis Modern Oak Drop‑Front Secretary Desk / Bureau
Mid 20th Century, Danis Modern Oak Drop‑Front Secretary Desk / Bureau

Mid 20th Century, Danis Modern Oak Drop‑Front Secretary Desk / Bureau

Located in Odense, DK

An elegant mid 20th century Danish oak drop‑front secretary desk / bureau featuring a classic fall

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Rare 1920's English Art Deco Curved Secretaire Desk Bureau in Oak
Rare 1920's English Art Deco Curved Secretaire Desk Bureau in Oak

Rare 1920's English Art Deco Curved Secretaire Desk Bureau in Oak

Located in Leicester, GB

1920's bureaux with a host of three drawers with wooden handles. The desk can be closed with an

Category

Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Atomic Teak Bureau
Atomic Teak Bureau

Atomic Teak Bureau

Located in Puslinch, ON

: A vintage teak desk/bureau with drawers. Freshly imported from Denmark. Turn-around time 3-4 weeks

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

French 18th Century Large Louis XVI Marquetry Desk or Bureau à Cylindre
French 18th Century Large Louis XVI Marquetry Desk or Bureau à Cylindre

French 18th Century Large Louis XVI Marquetry Desk or Bureau à Cylindre

By Jean Kisling

Located in Berlin, DE

French 18th century large Louis XVI marquetry desk or bureau à Cylindre An exceptional marquetry

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

French Directory Bureau Bonheur du jour desk, wood and leather, and bronze inkwe
French Directory Bureau Bonheur du jour desk, wood and leather, and bronze inkwe

French Directory Bureau Bonheur du jour desk, wood and leather, and bronze inkwe

By French House & Garden

Located in Valladolid, ES

Stunning French Bonheur du Jour mahogany desk or bureau, dating from the early 19th century, with a

Category

Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Cabinets

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Antique 19th century English oak secretary / bureau
Antique 19th century English oak secretary / bureau

Antique 19th century English oak secretary / bureau

Located in Eindhoven, NL

A very fine antique secretary/ bureau. With writing desk, 2 large and 2 small drawers and hidden

Category

Antique 19th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Late 18th Century Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau
Late 18th Century Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau

Late 18th Century Swedish Oak Secretary Bureau

Located in Round Top, TX

drawer bottoms) do not impact the aged appeal nor function of this 200 year-old oak bureau. Floor to Desk

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Country Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Queen Anne Period Early 18th Century Walnut Bureau
Queen Anne Period Early 18th Century Walnut Bureau

Queen Anne Period Early 18th Century Walnut Bureau

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

An Absolutely Stunning Early 18th Century Queen Anne Period Walnut Bureau, Or Writing Desk, In Good

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

German Baroque Tabernacle Bureau Cabinet with Glazed Shrine arround 1760
German Baroque Tabernacle Bureau Cabinet with Glazed Shrine arround 1760

German Baroque Tabernacle Bureau Cabinet with Glazed Shrine arround 1760

Located in Wiesbaden, DE

Franconia), circa 1760 An exceptional and highly unusual Baroque bureau cabinet combining a writing desk

Category

Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Antique Walnut Dutch Marquetry Bureau Cabinet Bookcase 18th Century
Antique Walnut Dutch Marquetry Bureau Cabinet Bookcase 18th Century

Antique Walnut Dutch Marquetry Bureau Cabinet Bookcase 18th Century

Located in London, GB

occurrence and size, larger veneers were hard to source and often on bigger furniture (tables, desks, bureaus

Category

Antique 1780s Dutch Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810
French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810

French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810

Located in Rome, IT

A French gilt-metal mounted mahogany bureau à cylindre writing desk. With a grey marble top over

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810
French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810

French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810

Located in Rome, IT

A French gilt-metal mounted mahogany bureau à cylindre writing desk. With a grey marble top over

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century British Regency Bureau Chiffonier in Manner of Gillows
18th Century British Regency Bureau Chiffonier in Manner of Gillows

18th Century British Regency Bureau Chiffonier in Manner of Gillows

By Gillows of Lancaster & London

Located in Dallas, TX

Fantastic piece in impeccable condition. Regency exotic hardwood bureau or secretaire desk or

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Regency Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood

Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch

Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch

By Jasper Furniture Company

Located in Elkhart, IN

A gorgeous Georgian Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top

Category

Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture Georgian Burled Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Baker Furniture Georgian Burled Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk

Baker Furniture Georgian Burled Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in South Bend, IN

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

Category

Late 20th Century American Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Mid 20th Century Louis XVI Marquertry Roll Top Desk
Mid 20th Century Louis XVI Marquertry Roll Top Desk

Mid 20th Century Louis XVI Marquertry Roll Top Desk

Located in New Orleans, LA

This elegant Louis XVI marquetry desk features most notably an exquisite floral design on the front

Category

Mid-20th Century French Secretaires

Materials

Fruitwood

Georgian Solid Birch Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
Georgian Solid Birch Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch

Georgian Solid Birch Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch

Located in South Bend, IN

A beautiful Georgian, Chippendale, or Early American style bureau with drop front secretary desk

Category

Vintage 1970s American Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Georgian Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Hand-Painted Drop Front Secretary Desk
Georgian Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Hand-Painted Drop Front Secretary Desk

Georgian Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Hand-Painted Drop Front Secretary Desk

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in South Bend, IN

An exceptional Georgian Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk

Category

Vintage 1980s American Chinoiserie Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch

Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch

By Jasper Furniture Company

Located in Elkhart, IN

A gorgeous Georgian Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top

Category

Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture Style French Provincial Red Lacquered Secretary Desk with Hutch
Baker Furniture Style French Provincial Red Lacquered Secretary Desk with Hutch

Baker Furniture Style French Provincial Red Lacquered Secretary Desk with Hutch

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 1970s American French Provincial Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Georgian Cherry and Burl Wood Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
Georgian Cherry and Burl Wood Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch

Georgian Cherry and Burl Wood 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 lighted

Category

Vintage 1980s American Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Secretary Desk 700s Lombard by "Bottega Milanese Dei Valentini", walnut & burl
Secretary Desk 700s Lombard by "Bottega Milanese Dei Valentini", walnut & burl

Secretary Desk 700s Lombard by "Bottega Milanese Dei Valentini", walnut & burl

By Bottega Milanese dei Valentni

Located in Vigonza, Padua

Important precious desk bureau production of on 19th century by "Bottega Milanese dei Valentini

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Hand Carved Wood Writing Desk / Center / Side Table Rustic Farm
Antique French Hand Carved Wood Writing Desk / Center / Side Table Rustic Farm

Antique French Hand Carved Wood Writing Desk / Center / Side Table Rustic Farm

Located in West Hollywood, CA

, to mount a table lamp . It can be used as a night table as well. Or as a small bureau writing desk

Category

Antique 18th Century French Farm Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Bouillotte lamp, France 1860
Bouillotte lamp, France 1860

Bouillotte lamp, France 1860

Located in Wiesbaden, DE

Bouillotte lamp Beautiful desk lamps that once stood on desks, called “bureau plats,” are still

Category

Antique 1860s Biedermeier Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Late 18th-Century Swedish Secretary, c. 1780-90
Late 18th-Century Swedish Secretary, c. 1780-90

Late 18th-Century Swedish Secretary, c. 1780-90

Located in Kastrup, DK

Beautiful Gustavian secrétaire desk / bureau crafted in oak and finished in a decorative light blue

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Brass, Iron

Vintage 20th Century Italian Umbrella Stand By Piero Fornasetti
Vintage 20th Century Italian Umbrella Stand By Piero Fornasetti

Vintage 20th Century Italian Umbrella Stand By Piero Fornasetti

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

furnishings and housewares that ranged from chairs, tables and desks to dishes, lamps and umbrella stands. His

Category

20th Century Italian Other Umbrella Stands

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Antique Dutch Marquetry Chest Drawers 19th Century
Antique Dutch Marquetry Chest Drawers 19th Century

Antique Dutch Marquetry Chest Drawers 19th Century

Located in London, GB

veneers were hard to source and often on bigger furniture (tables, desks, bureaus, cabinets etc), these

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut, Oak

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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.